serving as a sign or indication of something 指示的;标志的;表明的,表示的 having recurrent dreams is not necessarily indicative of any psychological problem. 反复做相同的梦并不一定表示有心理问题。
(Grammar)denoting a mood of verbs expressing simple statement of a fact (语法)陈述的,直陈的。 比较 subjunctive
noun
(Grammar)a verb in the indicative mood (语法)陈述语气的动词形式 ■(the indicative)the indicative mood 陈述语气
派生 indicatively adverb 语源
late Middle English: from French indicatif, -ive, from late Latin indicativus, from the verb indicare (see indicate)