fac·ti·tiveBrE/ˈfæktətɪv/NAmE/ˈfæktətɪv/adjective (grammar语法) (ofverbs动词) followedbyadirect object and a complement. Factitiveverbsdescribeasituationwherethereisaresulttotheaction. In'Ipainteditred'and'theymadehercaptain', 'painted'and'made'arefactitive使役的(指后接宾语和补足语的,如 I painted it red 和 they made her captain 中,painted 和 made 是使役动词)