英语词汇“formative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nadj

Formative is a word that describes something that made you who you are. You might call your adolescence your formative years because that time period had such a strong influence on the rest of your life.

The word form means “to shape.” Something that is formative is capable of shaping or molding something or someone. A formative experience is one that strongly influenced you, like the first time you went to the beach and decided, from that day, that you wanted to become a world-class surfer. Formative can also describe an organism that is able to form new cells. In linguistics, the noun formative is a small language unit that can help shape or form a word.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

formidable / formative

Formidable describes a foe you're slightly afraid of, but formative describes what formed you. Perhaps a formidable gymteacher scared the pants off you during your formative years in grade school, and now you're a world-class athlete. (Or a bookworm, depending on how you react to formidable foes.)

If you're a software designer, Microsoft is a formidable opponent. Such an enemy is one you dread, or perhaps respect or are awed by, because of its power, size, or capabilities. If you have a formidable vocabulary, you have a lot of words to choose from:

"A really formidable fighter can be worth more than a horse," he said. (New York Times)

Temple turned out to be more formidable than most expected. (Washington Post)

Heath Shuler is taking on an even more formidable opponent: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Knoxville News)

Something formative shapes or forms a person or thing. Your early years are generally considered formative because they greatly influence who you are. Let's form an idea from some examples:

Psychologists have always stressed the formative influence of parents, but siblings have been studied less. (New York Times)

Marc Webb's film explores the formative years of Peter Parker, previously played on screen by Tobey Maguire. (BBC)

Naturally, he has formative memories built around the intersection of the team with his life. (Seattle Times)

Remember: your formative period was when you were learning to become a formidable foe for words with unruly definitions. And mean gym teachers.

WORD FAMILY

formative: formatively, formatives+/deform: deformation, deformed, deforming, deforms/deformation: deformational, deformations/deformed: deformedly, deformity/deformity: deformities/form: biform, deform, formation, formative, formed, forming, formless, forms, multiform, preform, reform/formation: formations, re-formation/formed: ill-formed, re-formed, unformed/formless: formlessly/preform: preformation, preformed, preforms/preformation: preformations/reform: reformable, reformation, reformative, reformatory, reformed, reformer, reforming, reformism, reforms/reformable: unreformable/reformation: counterreformation, reformations, self-reformation/reformatory: reformatories/reformed: reformedly, unreformed/reformer: reformers/reformism: reformist/reformist: reformists/unformed: unformedly

USAGE EXAMPLES

And, her being so close to both of you from a formative age means she’s not just your buddy.

Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016)

“The survey finds that Americans are primarily bound together by their generation and the major events that occurred during their formative years,” the report states.

Time(Dec 15, 2016)

It was an episode so formative that the poet recounted it at length in his Nobel acceptance speech in 1971.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 13, 2016)

1n minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function

Hyper

language unit, linguistic unit

one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

2adj forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning

a formative influence
a formative experience

Syn

plastic, shaping
constructive

constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development

3adj capable of forming new cells and tissues

a formative zone in developing bone

Syn

constructive

constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development

单词	formative
释义	formative (once / 5724 pages) nadj Formative is a word that describes something that made you who you are. You might call your adolescence your formative years because that time period had such a strong influence on the rest of your life. The word form means “to shape.” Something that is formative is capable of shaping or molding something or someone. A formative experience is one that strongly influenced you, like the first time you went to the beach and decided, from that day, that you wanted to become a world-class surfer. Formative can also describe an organism that is able to form new cells. In linguistics, the noun formative is a small language unit that can help shape or form a word. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS formidable / formative Formidable describes a foe you're slightly afraid of, but formative describes what formed you. Perhaps a formidable gymteacher scared the pants off you during your formative years in grade school, and now you're a world-class athlete. (Or a bookworm, depending on how you react to formidable foes.) If you're a software designer, Microsoft is a formidable opponent. Such an enemy is one you dread, or perhaps respect or are awed by, because of its power, size, or capabilities. If you have a formidable vocabulary, you have a lot of words to choose from: "A really formidable fighter can be worth more than a horse," he said. (New York Times) Temple turned out to be more formidable than most expected. (Washington Post) Heath Shuler is taking on an even more formidable opponent: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Knoxville News) Something formative shapes or forms a person or thing. Your early years are generally considered formative because they greatly influence who you are. Let's form an idea from some examples: Psychologists have always stressed the formative influence of parents, but siblings have been studied less. (New York Times) Marc Webb's film explores the formative years of Peter Parker, previously played on screen by Tobey Maguire. (BBC) Naturally, he has formative memories built around the intersection of the team with his life. (Seattle Times) Remember: your formative period was when you were learning to become a formidable foe for words with unruly definitions. And mean gym teachers. WORD FAMILY formative: formatively, formatives+/deform: deformation, deformed, deforming, deforms/deformation: deformational, deformations/deformed: deformedly, deformity/deformity: deformities/form: biform, deform, formation, formative, formed, forming, formless, forms, multiform, preform, reform/formation: formations, re-formation/formed: ill-formed, re-formed, unformed/formless: formlessly/preform: preformation, preformed, preforms/preformation: preformations/reform: reformable, reformation, reformative, reformatory, reformed, reformer, reforming, reformism, reforms/reformable: unreformable/reformation: counterreformation, reformations, self-reformation/reformatory: reformatories/reformed: reformedly, unreformed/reformer: reformers/reformism: reformist/reformist: reformists/unformed: unformedly USAGE EXAMPLES And, her being so close to both of you from a formative age means she’s not just your buddy. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) “The survey finds that Americans are primarily bound together by their generation and the major events that occurred during their formative years,” the report states. Time(Dec 15, 2016) It was an episode so formative that the poet recounted it at length in his Nobel acceptance speech in 1971. Los Angeles Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1n minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function Hyper language unit, linguistic unit one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed 2adj forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning a formative influence a formative experience Syn plastic, shaping constructive constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development 3adj capable of forming new cells and tissues a formative zone in developing bone Syn constructive constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
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