descriptive
/dɪsˈkrɪptɪv/adjective
1
- serving or seeking to describe（用于）描述的：
1.1
- Grammar (of an adjective) assigning a quality rather than restricting the application of the expression modified, e.g. blue as distinct from few【语法】（形容词）描写性的。
2
- describing or classifying without expressing feelings or judging客观描述的
2.1
- Linguistics denoting or relating to an approach to language analysis that describes accents, forms, structures, and without making value judgements【语言学】描写性的。常与PRESCRIPTIVE相对。
派生词
descriptively
adverbdescriptiveness
noun词源
mid 18th cent.: from late Latin descriptivus, from descript- 'written down'， from the verb describere （see DESCRIBE）.