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示例

You ought to back up your files more often.

你应该更频繁地备份你的文件以防丢失。

定义

Expresses moral duty or obligation; with to + base verb

  • Implies correctness according to rules or conscience

表示道德义务或责任;与 to + 动词原形连用

  • 暗示依据规则或良心的正确性

Gives advice or recommendation; milder than must or have to

  • Suggests a desirable or sensible action

用于提出建议或推荐;语气弱于 must/have to

  • 表示合宜、明智的做法

Expresses expectation or likelihood; similar to should

  • Indicates something is probably true or will happen

表示预期或很可能;类似 should 的用法

  • 表明某事很可能属实或将发生

Noun: a normative claim about what should be

  • Used in philosophy, contrasted with descriptive is

名词:关于应当如何的规范性主张

  • 哲学用法,与描述性的 is 相对