用作定语
▲～+n.
It's an indicative verb.这是个陈述语气的动词。
Use the indicative mood to make a sentence.请用陈述语气造句。
用作表语
▲S+be+～+prep.-phrase
His presence is indicative of his willingness to help.他的出席表示他愿意帮忙。
Suspicion is indicative of a weak mind.猜疑象征意志薄弱。
▲S+be+～+that-clause
His action was indicative that he was honest.他的行动显示出他的诚实。

indicative还可用作名词表示“陈述语气的动词形式”。例如:
In ‘Ben likes school’, the verb ‘like’ is in the indicative.在‘Ben likes school’中,动词like是陈述语气。

［同义词］   exhibitive, suggestive