descriptive
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·scrip·tive /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/ ●○○ adjective 1 DESCRIBEgiving a description of something 描写的，描绘的 the descriptive passages in the novel 小说中的描写性段落2. SL technical describing how the words of a language are actually used, rather than saying how they ought to be used 描述性的〔指描述词语的实际使用情况而不是规定它们该如何使用〕 OPP prescriptive —descriptively adverbExamples from the Corpus
descriptive• Applications engineering is a title which is descriptive.• Because they describe an objective reality, descriptive core beliefs are simply valid or invalid.• The descriptive design is used for community surveys such as need assessment projects.• When you write your paragraph, include as many descriptive details as possible.• These are examples of the many questions about politics that require explanation, not mere descriptive facts.• The board had decided on another candidate, an orthodox pathologist with predominantly clinical and descriptive interests and not an experimentalist.• A descriptive listing of 116 bed-and-breakfast inns is available.• The book contains many fine descriptive passages about everyday life in China.• Much of our existing knowledge has been gathered from descriptive studies which lack controls and proper sampling procedures.de·scrip·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable
a of giving Corpus description something
descriptive
de‧scrip‧tive /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/
adjective
the descriptive passages in the novel
2. technical describing how the words of a language are actually used, rather than saying how they ought to be used
OPP prescriptive
—descriptively adverb
de‧scrip‧tive /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/
adjective Word Family: adjective: describable ≠ indescribable, nondescript, descriptive; verb: describe; noun: description; adverb: descriptively
1. giving a description of something: 2. technical describing how the words of a language are actually used, rather than saying how they ought to be used
OPP prescriptive
—descriptively adverb