In English, a clause expressing a wish or suggestion can be put in the subjunctive, or in the subjunctive mood, by using the base form of a verb or 'were'. Examples are 'He asked that they be removed' and 'I wish I were somewhere else'. These structures are formal.
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
虛擬語氣的
In his lecture the teacher expanded on the uses of the English subjunctive mood.老師在講課中詳細(xì)地講述了英語虛擬語氣的用法。There are three kinds of mood in English:the indicative mood,the imperative mood and the subjunctive mood.在英語中有3種語氣:陳述語氣,祈使語氣和虛擬語氣。
n.
虛擬語氣〔形式〕
In “if I were you” the verb “were” is in the subjunctive.在“If I were you”中動詞“were”是虛擬語氣。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a mood that represent an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible