descriptive

adjective

OPAL W

/dɪˈskrɪptɪv/

saying what somebody/something is like; describing something描写的；叙述的；说明的
- She read out some of the descriptive passages in the novel.她把小说中一些描写性段落朗读出来。
- The term I used was meant to be purely descriptive (= not judging).我所用的措辞是纯叙述性的（并非作出判断）。
- The terms are descriptive of strong emotion.这些词语用于描述强烈的情感。
- a highly descriptive account of her journey through Africa有关她穿越非洲之旅的生动描述
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- highly
- very
- purely
- …
preposition
- of
(linguistics语言学) saying how language is actually used, without giving rules for how it should be used描写性的（描述语言的实际应用而非使用规则） opposite prescriptive

词源mid 18th cent.: from late Latin descriptivus, from descript- ‘written down’, from the verb describere ‘write down’ from de- ‘down’ + scribere ‘write’.

词汇	descriptive
释义	descriptive adjective OPAL W /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/ /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/ saying what somebody/something is like; describing something描写的；叙述的；说明的 She read out some of the descriptive passages in the novel.她把小说中一些描写性段落朗读出来。 The term I used was meant to be purely descriptive (= not judging).我所用的措辞是纯叙述性的（并非作出判断）。 The terms are descriptive of strong emotion.这些词语用于描述强烈的情感。 a highly descriptive account of her journey through Africa有关她穿越非洲之旅的生动描述 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb highly very purely … preposition of (linguistics语言学) saying how language is actually used, without giving rules for how it should be used描写性的（描述语言的实际应用而非使用规则） opposite prescriptive 词源mid 18th cent.: from late Latin descriptivus, from descript- ‘written down’, from the verb describere ‘write down’ from de- ‘down’ + scribere ‘write’.
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