descriptive

adjective

OPAL W

/dɪˈskrɪptɪv/

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saying what somebody/something is like; describing something
- She read out some of the descriptive passages in the novel.
- The term I used was meant to be purely descriptive (= not judging).
Extra Examples
- The terms are descriptive of strong emotion.
- a highly descriptive account of her journey through Africa
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- highly
- very
- purely
- …
preposition
- of
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(linguistics) saying how language is actually used, without giving rules for how it should be used opposite prescriptive

Word Originmid 18th cent.: from late Latin descriptivus, from descript- ‘written down’, from the verb describere ‘write down’ from de- ‘down’ + scribere ‘write’.

单词	descriptive
释义	descriptive adjective OPAL W /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/ /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/ jump to other results saying what somebody/something is like; describing something She read out some of the descriptive passages in the novel. The term I used was meant to be purely descriptive (= not judging). Extra Examples The terms are descriptive of strong emotion. a highly descriptive account of her journey through Africa Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb highly very purely … preposition of See full entry (linguistics) saying how language is actually used, without giving rules for how it should be used opposite prescriptive Word Originmid 18th cent.: from late Latin descriptivus, from descript- ‘written down’, from the verb describere ‘write down’ from de- ‘down’ + scribere ‘write’.
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