| 单词 | consultative |
| 释义 | consultative (once / 9858 pages) adj Consultative is an adjective that describes giving advice or assistance. Do people turn to you for advice about love? What about your expertise in helping job-seekers land their dream job? If so, then you are providing consultative services, whether you know it or not. You’re probably familiar with the verb consult, which means “get advice.” Consultative is just the adjective form of that verb. Consultative can be used to describe anything or anyone in the business of providing advice or counsel. It’s often used to refer to a formal group, such as a consultative committee that advises a government, or a company that provides consultative services in a particular area of expertise. WORD FAMILYconsult: consultant, consultation, consultative, consultatory, consulted, consulting, consultive, consults+/consultancy: consultancies/consultant: consultancy, consultants/consultation: consultations USAGE EXAMPLESA consultative ballot in 2014, which recorded a large majority for independence, was ignored by Spain. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) The synod has only consultative powers, so, at least in principle, Francis can simply ignore it. Economist(Jul 28, 2016) Diageo said it had been holding a consultative review with employees of its final salary pension scheme since February this year. BBC(Nov 21, 2016) adj giving advice Syn advisory, consultatory, consultive informative, informatory providing or conveying information |
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