de·fin·ing
adjective/dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ/
/dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ/
- that describes or shows the essential meaning of something
决定性的；根本的 - The EU referendum was a defining moment for our nation.
脱欧公投是我们国家的决定性时刻。 - Front porches are a defining characteristic of Garfield's architecture.
前廊是加菲尔德建筑的一个标志性特征。 - He believed that liberty was a defining characteristic of a civilized society.
他认为自由是文明社会的一个决定性特征。 - Advertising is one of the defining features of our age.
广告是我们这个时代的决定性特征之一。
- The EU referendum was a defining moment for our nation.
- (also restrictive)(grammar) (of relative clauses) explaining which particular person or thing you are talking about rather than giving extra information about them. In ‘The books which are on the table are mine’, ‘which are on the table’ is a defining relative clause.
定义：解释您正在谈论的特定人或事物，而不是提供有关它们的额外信息。在“桌子上的书是我的书”中，“桌子上的书”是定义的相对子句。