ergative

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++er·ga·tive /ˈɜːɡətɪv $ ˈɜːr-/ adjective technical  an ergative verb can be either transitive or intransitive, with the same word used as the object of the transitive form and as the subject of the intransitive form, such as ‘cooked’ in the sentences ‘He cooked the potatoes’ and ‘The potatoes cooked quickly’. 作格的〔作格动词可以及物也可以不及物，即同一个名词既可以作它的宾语也可以作它的主语，如He cooked the potatoes 和 The potatoes cooked quickly 这两个句子中的cooked〕

er·ga·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable  

ergative
er‧ga‧tive /ˈɜːɡətɪv $ ˈɜːr-/ adjective technical
an ergative verb can be either transitive or intransitive, with the same word used as the object of the transitive form and as the subject of the intransitive form, such as ‘cooked’ in the sentences ‘He cooked the potatoes’ and ‘The potatoes cooked quickly’.

erga·tiveBrE /ˈɜːɡətɪv/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɜːrɡətɪv/ 🔊 adjective (grammar 语法) (of verbs 动词) able to be used in both a transitive and an intransitive way with the same meaning, where the object of the verb is the same as the subject of the transitive verb is the same as the subject of the intransitive verb 作格的（可在不改变词义的情况下同时用作及物和不及物的动词，作及物动词时的宾语与作不及物动词时的主语一致）◆The verb 'grow' is ergative because you can say 'She grew flowers in her garden' or 'Flowers grew in her garden'. grow 为作格动词，因为既可以说 She grew flowers in her garden，也可以说 Flowers grew in her garden。🔊🔊  ➡  compare causative (2) , inchoative