English Dictionary

labile verb

名詞

(grammar) A transitive verb, such as break, burn, boil, open, start, change, or assimilate, which may be used intransitively with the object of the action as the subject.

日本語の意味

他動詞でありながら、行為の対象（目的語）を主語として自動詞的に用いることが可能な動詞。例えば、break（壊す）、burn（燃やす）、boil（沸騰させる）、open（開ける）、start（始める）、change（変える）、assimilate（同化させる）などが該当する。

In his linguistics paper, he argued that break is a classic example of a labile verb.

彼は言語学の論文で、「break」が典型的な自他両用動詞の例だと主張した。

意味（1）

(grammar) A transitive verb, such as break, burn, boil, open, start, change, or assimilate, which may be used intransitively with the object of the action as the subject.

The verb 'break' is labile because it can be used both transitively: I broke the window, and intransitively: the window broke, and in either case the object undergoing the action of breakage is the window.

labile verbs （ plural ）