generative
/ˈdʒenərətɪv/adjective
1- of or relating to reproduction（与）繁殖（有关）的, 生殖的。
1.1
- able to produce可生产的：
the generative power of the life force.
生命力的发生力。
1.2
- denoting an approach to any field of linguistics that involves applying a finite set of rules to linguistic input in order to produce all and only the well-formed items of a language（语言学）生成的：
generative phonology.
生成音系学。
词源
late Middle English: from late Latin generativus, from generare 'beget' （see GENERATE）.