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单词 destructive
释义 de·struc·tive
I. \də̇ˈstrəktiv, dēˈ-, -ktēv also -təv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French destructif, from Late Latin destructivus, from Latin destructus + -ivus -ive
1. : having the capability, property, or effect of destroying : causing destruction:
 a. : tending to bring about demolition or devastation
  < destructive storms are rare in Maine >
  < insects destructive of many trees >
  < abuse of mankind's scientific genius for destructive ends — Vera M. Dean >
 b. : tending to take life or promote death : dangerously injurious to a living being : deadly, annihilative
  < a cavalry that checked to fire exposed itself to a destructive volley — Tom Wintringham >
  < an exceedingly destructive type of joint lesion known as a Charcot joint — G.A.Bennett >
  < otters are very destructive of salmon and trout — F.D.Smith & Barbara Wilcox >
 specifically : prompting one to destroy another or oneself
  < passionate feeling is desirable, provided it is not destructive — Bertrand Russell >
  < harbors aggressive and destructive instincts to kill >
  < self-destructive human behavior >
 c. : tending to impair, damage, or wreck : productive of evil results : deleterious
  < sharp or persistent inflations, deep and dragging depressions, are not corrective but destructiveDefense Against Recession >
2. : designed or tending to destroy, clear away, eliminate, or invalidate
 < destructive of firmly established ideas >
 < a destructive standard >
— opposed to constructive
3. logic : retroactively negating (as when the denial of a consequent invalidates the antecedent: if A is B, then C is D; but C is not D; hence A is not B)
de·struc·tive·ly \-ktə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a destructive agent or force
2. : one destructive of an accepted norm
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