| 释义 | 
		sub·trac·tive \-ktiv, -ktēv also -ktəv\ adjective 1.  : tending to subtract : constituting or involving subtraction  < a subtractive error in spelling >  < a subtractive correction > 2.  : formed by absorption of light passing through component colorants in turn — see subtractive primary 3.   a.  : being or relating to a process of reducing each of the densities of a photographic image by an approximately constant amount  b.  : of or relating to the controlled mixing or superposition of several colored substances (as dyes or pigments) that selectively absorb and transmit or reflect light to form a colored positive photographic image   < a subtractive process >   — compare additive 5 • sub·trac·tive·ly \-ktə̇vlē, -li\ adverb |