vocative
noun uk/ˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/ us/ˈvɑː.kə.t̬ɪv/
the vocative [ S ] (also the vocative case)呼格，呼格词
the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective that is used in some languages when you are talking to someone or something
I cannot remember ever hearing her use my first name in the vocative. 我不记得她曾在呼格中使用我的名。
[ C ]呼格词，称呼语
a word in the vocative case, or a word that is used to address someone
We recorded the use of vocatives such as "Natalie" in "I like my tea strong, Natalie". 我们记录了称呼语的使用，如在“我喜欢浓茶，娜塔莉”中的“娜塔莉”。
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- In Et tu, Brute, the last word is not the English word brute but the vocative case of Latin Brutus.
- He was the only living person whom she had ever heard using the vocative case.
- We respond to God with the vocative as we respond to each other.
- For this purpose utterances starting with vocatives such as Mommy, and negatives such as No, were ignored if they had been transcribed with the vocative comma.
vocative
adjective uk/ˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/ us/ˈvɑː.kə.t̬ɪv/
呼格的
relating to words used in the vocative case
The sentence begins with a vocative phrase, a call upon the deity. 这个句子开头是一个呼格词，是对神灵的呼唤。
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- Yuan's eyes flickered at the vocative title "sei-sen" - "sword bearer".
- The critic borrows a term from classical grammar and calls it Whitman's " vocative technique."