generative

Word family  noun generator adjective generative verb generate adverb generatively

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gen·e·ra·tive /ˈdʒenərətɪv/ adjective formal  1  CAUSEable to produce something 有生产能力的，能生产的 the generative power of the life force 生命力的生成能力2. generative grammar/linguistics/phonology formal the description of a language using rules that produce all the possible correct sentences of the language 生成语法/语言学/音系学

Examples from the Corpus

generative• Knowledge gained from research is often dynamic and generative.• Thinking almost always has an emotional, generative aspect and a categorizing aspect.• Genes cooperate with, and add variety to, the themes in the generative field of each organism.• In either case, the term lacks the generative force to stimulate investigation and to produce verifiable hypotheses.• The rewrite rule is an effective method of representing the rules of a generative grammar.• The only part left was the male role of sacrifice; the generative power of women's tears was excluded.• Under these conditions generative reproduction is very laborious but extremely productive.

gen·e·ra·tive adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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generative
gen‧e‧ra‧tive /ˈdʒenərətɪv/ adjective formal1. able to produce something:
    the generative power of the life force
2. generative grammar/linguistics/phonology the description of a language using rules that produce all the possible correct sentences of the language

gen·era·tiveBrE /ˈdʒenərətɪv/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒenərətɪv/ 🔊 adjective (formal) that can produce sth 有生产力的；能生产的；有生殖力的◆generative processes生产过程