/səb'dʒʌŋktɪv; səb`dʒʌŋktɪv/
adj (grammar) of the special form of a verb that expresses a wish, possibility, condition, etc （动词）虚拟式的, 虚拟语气的
*In the phrase `if I were you', `were' is subjunctive. 在if I were you这一短语中, were是虚拟式的. Cf 参看 imperative 3, indicative.

n (grammar)
1 the subjunctive [U]the whole group of subjunctive verb-forms; the subjunctivemood 虚拟式; 虚拟语气
*In `I wish you were here', `were' is in the subjunctive. 在I wish you were here一句中, were表达的是虚拟语气.
2 [C] subjunctive verb 虚拟式动词.

n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin;Origin: subjunctivus, from Latin subjunctus, past participle of subjungere 'to join below, subordinate']
a verb form or a set of verb forms in grammar, used in some languages to express doubt, wishes etc. For example, in 'if I were you', the verb 'to be' is in the subjunctive
→imperative, indicative indicative
>subjunctiveadj