单词 | substantive |
释义 | substantive1 adjectivesubstantive2 noun substantivesub‧stan‧tive1 /səbˈstæntɪv, ˈsʌbstəntɪv/ ●○○ adjective Word OriginWORD ORIGINsubstantive1 ExamplesOrigin: 1400-1500 Old French substantif, from Late Latin substantivus, from Latin substantia; ➔ SUBSTANCEEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► substantive matters/issues Word family The State Department reported that substantive discussions had taken place with Beijing. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► issue· As at Dalat in April, the Fontainebleau conference failed entirely on substantive issues.· Some view unconstrained election spending as positive, exposing voters to more debate about substantive issues.· Candidates also are resorting to personal attacks to get attention because their positions on most substantive issues are remarkably similar.· Reporters are often reluctant to examine substantive issues.· I was not prepared to agree that Britain could be outvoted on any substantive issue of foreign policy.· But, as Robert Frank has convincingly argued, there was also a substantive issue.· Disenfranchisement in the first sense relates to the virtual exclusion of certain substantive issues from the ordinary political agenda. WORD FAMILYnounsubstancesubstantiationsubstantiveadjectivesubstantial ≠ insubstantialsubstantiveverbsubstantiateadverbsubstantially formal dealing with things that are important or realsubstantive matters/issues The State Department reported that substantive discussions had taken place with Beijing.—substantively adverbsubstantive1 adjectivesubstantive2 noun substantivesub‧stan‧tive2 /ˈsʌbstəntɪv/ noun [countable] ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS word sets
WORD SETS► Grammar Word familyabbr., abbreviate, verbabbreviation, nounabstract noun, nounaccusative, nounactive, adjectiveadj., adjective, nounadv., adverb, nounadverbial, adjectiveaffix, nounantecedent, nounapposition, nounarticle, nounaspect, nounattributive, adjectiveaux., auxiliary, nounauxiliary verb, nouncase, nouncausal, adjectiveclause, nouncollective noun, nouncommon noun, nouncomparative, adjectivecomparison, nouncomplement, nouncomplex, adjectivecompound, nounconcord, nounconcrete noun, nounconditional, adjectiveconditional, nounconj., conjugate, verbconjugation, nounconjunction, nounconnective, nounconstruction, nouncontinuous, adjectivecontraction, nouncoordinate, adjectivecoordinating conjunction, nouncopula, nouncountable, adjectivecount noun, noundative, noundeclension, noundefinite article, noundemonstrative, adjectivedemonstrative pronoun, noundependent clause, noundeterminer, noundirect discourse, noundirect object, noundirect speech, noundisjunctive, adjectiveditransitive, adjectivedouble negative, noun-ed, suffixending, noun-est, suffix-eth, suffixfeminine, adjectivefinite, adjectiveform, nounfunction word, nounfuture, adjectivegender, noungenitive, noungerund, noungradable, adjectivegrammar, noungrammarian, noungrammatical, adjectivehistoric present, nounhomonym, nounhomophone, nounimperative, adjectiveimperative, nounimpersonal, adjectiveindefinite article, nounindependent clause, nounindicative, nounindicative, adjectiveindirect discourse, nounindirect object, nounindirect speech, nouninfinitive, nouninflect, verbinflected, adjectiveinflection, noun-ing, suffixintensifier, nouninterjection, nouninterrogative, adjectiveinterrogative, nounintransitive, adjectivelinking verb, nounmain clause, nounmasculine, adjectivemodal, nounmodal auxiliary, nounmodal verb, nounmodifier, nounmodify, verbmood, nounn., neuter, adjectivenominal, adjectivenominative, nounnon-finite, adjectivenon-restrictive, adjectivenoun, nounnumber, nounobject, nounparse, verbparticipial, adjectiveparticiple, nounparticle, nounpartitive, nounpart of speech, nounpassive, adjectivepassivize, verbpast, adjectivepast participle, nounpast perfect, nounperfect participle, nounperiphrasis, nounpersonal pronoun, nounphrasal verb, nounphrase, nounpl., plural, nounplural, adjectiveplurality, nounpossessive, adjectivepossessive, nounpredeterminer, nounpredicate, nounpredicative, adjectiveprefix, nounprefix, verbprep., preposition, nounprepositional phrase, nounpres., present participle, nounprogressive, adjectivepronominal, adjectivepronoun, nounproper noun, nounpunctuate, verbpunctuation, nounqualifier, nounquantifier, nounquestion tag, nounreflexive, adjectiveregular, adjectiverelative clause, nounrelative pronoun, nounreported speech, nounrestrictive clause, nounroot, nounrule, nounrun-on sentence, nounsecond person, nounsemicolon, nounsentence, nounsentence adverb, nounsingular, adjectivesolecism, nounsplit infinitive, nounstative, adjectivestem, nounsubject, nounsubjective, adjectivesubjunctive, nounsubordinate clause, nounsubstantive, nounsuffix, nounsuperlative, adjectivesyntactic, adjectivesyntax, nountag, nountense, nountransitive, adjectiveuncountable, adjectivev., variant, nounverb, nounverbal, adjectivevocative, noun WORD FAMILYnounsubstancesubstantiationsubstantiveadjectivesubstantial ≠ insubstantialsubstantiveverbsubstantiateadverbsubstantially technical a noun |
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