subjunctive
noun
səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv
noun
1
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
〔语法中的〕虚拟语气〔如在 if I were you 中动词 to be 是虚拟语气〕;