determinativeadj.n.

/dɪˈtəːmɪnətɪv/

Etymology: < French déterminatif, -ive (15th cent. in Godefroy Suppl.), < participial stem of Latin dētermināre to determine v.: see -ive suffix.

A. adj.

a. Characterized by determining, deciding, or fixing; serving or tending to determine or decide.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [adjective] > definite or determinate > determining or defining

terminant1603

determinative1656

finitive1656

determining1711

1656 J. Bramhall in T. Hobbes Questions Liberty 104 That individual action..cannot possibly proceed from the special influence and determinative power of a just cause.

1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 23 This efficacious concurse, as it determines and applies the second cause to act, is..termed determinative.

1682 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 205 The day appointed for pronouncing the determinative sentence in the cause.

1725 D. Cotes tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 17th Cent. I. iii. vi. 120 The determinative Voice of the Head of the Church.

1865 J. G. Holland Plain Talks v. 183 Determinative of the character of life.

1884 A. M. Fairbairn in Contemp. Rev. Mar. 360 The underlying conception, the determinative principle or idea.

†b. Characterized by being determined or fixed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [adjective] > definite or determinate

firm1377

determinatec1386

certain1393

determinablec1400

precisec1443

finite1493

well-defined1551

definite1553

determined1570

set1594

perfixed1601

formed1605

punctual1615

well-marked1620

definitive1624

determinated1635

determinativea1676

clear-cut1843

a1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine: 3rd Pt. (1696) 61 Our Lord Christ's Body could not be longer detained under the Power of Death, than the determinative time of Three Days.

a. Serving to limit or fix the extent, or the specific kind or character of anything: said of attributes or marks added with this purpose. Cf. B. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing

distinctive1583

physiognomical1588

specifical1621

specific1649

diagnostic1650

distinguishable1665

specific1667

physiognomonical1668

well-characterized1672

specifying1675

distinguishing1687

determinative1697

physiognomonic1755

marking1795

featurelya1834

typical1850

characterizing1870

trademark1943

1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 310 The one..is Common or Determinable properly by the other, and the other is Particular or Determinative of it.

1713 Ld. Shaftesbury Notion Hist. Draught Judgm. Hercules vi. 41 If..we wou'd needs add some exterior marks, more declaratory and determinative of..Virtue and Pleasure.

1725 I. Watts Logick ii. ii. §5 The term..is determinative and limits the subject to a particular part of its extension.

1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind v. 99 The Egyptians do not seem to have got rid of their determinative pictures.

1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. vii. 171 These examples..give some idea of the principles of its [Chinese writing] sound-characters and keys or determinative signs.

b. Gram. determinative adjective, determinative pronoun, etc. (see quots.); determinative compound = tatpurusha n.

ΚΠ

1921 E. Sapir Lang. vi. 135 The words of the typical suffixing languages (Turkish, Eskimo, Nootka) are ‘determinative’ formations, each added element determining the form of the whole anew.

1924 H. E. Palmer Gram. Spoken Eng. ii. 24 To group with the pronouns all determinative adjectives..shortening the term to determinatives.

1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. xiv. 235 One can..distinguish..determinative (attributive or subordinative) compounds (Sanskrit tatpurusha).

1961 R. B. Long Sentence & its Parts 486 The, a, and every are exceptional among the determinative pronouns in requiring stated heads.

B. n.

1. A determinative agent; that which determines, decides, or impels in a given direction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > determining factor or agent

determinator1556

determinant1686

determiner1754

determinativea1859

co-determinant1865

a1859 J. Austin Lect. Jurispr. (1879) I. xxvii. 521 A right of action is not merely considered as an instrument or means of redress but as a restraint or determinative from wrong.

2. That which serves to determine or define the character or quality of something else.

a. In hieroglyphic writing, an ideographic sign annexed to a word phonetically represented, for the purpose of defining its signification. Thus in the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics there were generic determinatives which indicated the class of notions to which the word belonged, determinatives of number, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > hieroglyph

cipher1541

hieroglyph1598

hierogram1656

hierograph1835

determinative1862

1862 G. P. Marsh Lect. Eng. Lang. (new ed.) iv. 67 Very many of the native Mono-syllables are mere Determinatives.

b. In science of language, a spoken syllable having an analogous function in some languages; also, a determinative or demonstrative word.

ΚΠ

1862 G. Rawlinson Five Great Monarchies I. iv. 81 The ‘determinative’ of a god—the sign, that is, which marks that the name of a god is about to follow.

1875 P. Le P. Renouf Egypt. Gram. 11 Plural nouns and adjectives usually..take the sign ⋮ or 111 after them as a determinative of plurality.

1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. vii. 173 Even where they spelt words by their sounds, they had a remarkable way of adding what are called determinatives, which are pictures to confirm or explain the spelt word.

1883 A. H. Sayce Fresh Light from Anc. Monuments i. 18 Determinatives..characters which have no phonetic value, but which determine the class to which the word they accompany belongs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	determinative
释义	determinativeadj.n. /dɪˈtəːmɪnətɪv/ Etymology: < French déterminatif, -ive (15th cent. in Godefroy Suppl.), < participial stem of Latin dētermināre to determine v.: see -ive suffix. A. adj. 1. a. Characterized by determining, deciding, or fixing; serving or tending to determine or decide. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [adjective] > definite or determinate > determining or defining terminant1603 determinative1656 finitive1656 determining1711 1656 J. Bramhall in T. Hobbes Questions Liberty 104 That individual action..cannot possibly proceed from the special influence and determinative power of a just cause. 1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 23 This efficacious concurse, as it determines and applies the second cause to act, is..termed determinative. 1682 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 205 The day appointed for pronouncing the determinative sentence in the cause. 1725 D. Cotes tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 17th Cent. I. iii. vi. 120 The determinative Voice of the Head of the Church. 1865 J. G. Holland Plain Talks v. 183 Determinative of the character of life. 1884 A. M. Fairbairn in Contemp. Rev. Mar. 360 The underlying conception, the determinative principle or idea. †b. Characterized by being determined or fixed. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > the quality of being specific > [adjective] > definite or determinate firm1377 determinatec1386 certain1393 determinablec1400 precisec1443 finite1493 well-defined1551 definite1553 determined1570 set1594 perfixed1601 formed1605 punctual1615 well-marked1620 definitive1624 determinated1635 determinativea1676 clear-cut1843 a1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine: 3rd Pt. (1696) 61 Our Lord Christ's Body could not be longer detained under the Power of Death, than the determinative time of Three Days. 2. a. Serving to limit or fix the extent, or the specific kind or character of anything: said of attributes or marks added with this purpose. Cf. B. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > characteristic or distinguishing distinctive1583 physiognomical1588 specifical1621 specific1649 diagnostic1650 distinguishable1665 specific1667 physiognomonical1668 well-characterized1672 specifying1675 distinguishing1687 determinative1697 physiognomonic1755 marking1795 featurelya1834 typical1850 characterizing1870 trademark1943 1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 310 The one..is Common or Determinable properly by the other, and the other is Particular or Determinative of it. 1713 Ld. Shaftesbury Notion Hist. Draught Judgm. Hercules vi. 41 If..we wou'd needs add some exterior marks, more declaratory and determinative of..Virtue and Pleasure. 1725 I. Watts Logick ii. ii. §5 The term..is determinative and limits the subject to a particular part of its extension. 1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind v. 99 The Egyptians do not seem to have got rid of their determinative pictures. 1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. vii. 171 These examples..give some idea of the principles of its [Chinese writing] sound-characters and keys or determinative signs. b. Gram. determinative adjective, determinative pronoun, etc. (see quots.); determinative compound = tatpurusha n. ΚΠ 1921 E. Sapir Lang. vi. 135 The words of the typical suffixing languages (Turkish, Eskimo, Nootka) are ‘determinative’ formations, each added element determining the form of the whole anew. 1924 H. E. Palmer Gram. Spoken Eng. ii. 24 To group with the pronouns all determinative adjectives..shortening the term to determinatives. 1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. xiv. 235 One can..distinguish..determinative (attributive or subordinative) compounds (Sanskrit tatpurusha). 1961 R. B. Long Sentence & its Parts 486 The, a, and every are exceptional among the determinative pronouns in requiring stated heads. B. n. 1. A determinative agent; that which determines, decides, or impels in a given direction. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > determining factor or agent determinator1556 determinant1686 determiner1754 determinativea1859 co-determinant1865 a1859 J. Austin Lect. Jurispr. (1879) I. xxvii. 521 A right of action is not merely considered as an instrument or means of redress but as a restraint or determinative from wrong. 2. That which serves to determine or define the character or quality of something else. a. In hieroglyphic writing, an ideographic sign annexed to a word phonetically represented, for the purpose of defining its signification. Thus in the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics there were generic determinatives which indicated the class of notions to which the word belonged, determinatives of number, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > hieroglyph cipher1541 hieroglyph1598 hierogram1656 hierograph1835 determinative1862 1862 G. P. Marsh Lect. Eng. Lang. (new ed.) iv. 67 Very many of the native Mono-syllables are mere Determinatives. b. In science of language, a spoken syllable having an analogous function in some languages; also, a determinative or demonstrative word. ΚΠ 1862 G. Rawlinson Five Great Monarchies I. iv. 81 The ‘determinative’ of a god—the sign, that is, which marks that the name of a god is about to follow. 1875 P. Le P. Renouf Egypt. Gram. 11 Plural nouns and adjectives usually..take the sign ⋮ or 111 after them as a determinative of plurality. 1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. vii. 173 Even where they spelt words by their sounds, they had a remarkable way of adding what are called determinatives, which are pictures to confirm or explain the spelt word. 1883 A. H. Sayce Fresh Light from Anc. Monuments i. 18 Determinatives..characters which have no phonetic value, but which determine the class to which the word they accompany belongs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1656
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