The noun for the property of being transitive.

The noun for the property of being transitive這是「transitive（及物／可遞移）」這個性質的名詞形式。

In grammar, it means whether a verb takes an object or not — 'the transitivity of English verbs' is the whole question of which verbs need an object ('She made a cake'), which refuse one ('He arrived'), and which do both ('The window broke' / 'He broke the window'). Linguists use it as a fixed technical term; a language student will meet it in a textbook chapter title more often than in speech.

In grammar在文法裡，it means whether a verb takes an object or not這指的是一個動詞要不要接受詞——'the transitivity of English verbs' is the whole question of which verbs need an object ('She made a cake')「the transitivity of English verbs」問的就是哪些動詞需要受詞（像'She made a cake'），which refuse one ('He arrived')哪些拒絕受詞（像'He arrived'），and which do both ('The window broke' / 'He broke the window')哪些兩種都可以（像'The window broke'／'He broke the window'）。Linguists use it as a fixed technical term語言學家把它當成固定的專業術語；a language student will meet it in a textbook chapter title more often than in speech學語言的學生比較會在課本章節標題裡遇到它，而不是在口說裡。

In mathematics and logic it names a different but related property of a relation: a relation is transitive when it passes along a chain — 'is equal to' has transitivity, because if a = b and b = c then a = c; 'is the mother of' does not, because your mother's mother is not your mother.

In mathematics and logic在數學和邏輯裡，it names a different but related property of a relation它指的是關係的另一個、但相關的性質：a relation is transitive when it passes along a chain一個關係是遞移的，如果它可以沿著一條鏈傳下去——'is equal to' has transitivity「等於」就有遞移性，because if a = b and b = c then a = c因為如果a等於b、b等於c，那a就等於c；'is the mother of' does not「是...的母親」則沒有，because your mother's mother is not your mother因為你媽媽的媽媽不是你媽媽。

Computing borrows it again for dependencies that pull in further dependencies. All three uses share one picture: something that carries across from one item to the next.

Computing borrows it again for dependencies that pull in further dependencies資訊科學也借用了這個字，指依賴關係又牽出更多依賴關係。All three uses share one picture這三種用法都共享同一個畫面：something that carries across from one item to the next某個東西會從一項一路傳到下一項。