qual·i·ta·tive
adjectiveOPAL W
/ˈkwɒlɪtətɪv/
/ˈkwɑːlɪteɪtɪv/
[usually before noun]- connected with what something is like or how good it is, rather than with how much of it there is
质量的；定性的；性质的 - qualitative analysis/research
定性分析／研究 - There are qualitative differences between the two products.
这两种产品存在着质的差别。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryQualitative is used with these nouns:- analysis
- change
- difference
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin qualitativus, from Latin qualitas (translating Greek poiotēs), from qualis ‘of what kind, of such a kind’. - qualitative analysis/research