| 释义 |
cre·ative
I. \(ˈ)krē|ād.]iv, -āt], ]ēv also ]əv sometimes ˈkrēəd.] or -ēət]\ adjective
1. : having the power or quality of creating : given to creation
2. : productive — used with of
< events creative of alarm >
3. : having the quality of something created rather than imitated or assembled : expressive of the maker : imaginative
< creative art >
< creative writing >
• cre·ative·ly adverb
II. adjective
: managed so as to get around legal or conventional limits
< creative financing >
also : deceptively arranged so as to conceal or defraud
< creative accounting >
III. noun
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Etymology: creative, adjective
1. : one that is creative ; especially : one involved in the creation of advertisements
2. : creative activity or the material produced by it especially in advertising |