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单词 distinctive
释义 dis·tinc·tive
I. \də̇ˈstiŋ(k)tiv, -tēv also -təv\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin distinctivus, from Latin distinctus + -ivus -ive
1.
 a. : serving to distinguish : setting apart from others : individualizing
  < a distinctive characteristic of the type is a tendency to procrastinate >
 b. : characteristic, peculiar
  < actions distinctive of a brutal man >
  < a call that was almost distinctive to the catbird >
  < the moist, salt air of the Cape is said to turn the shingles on roofs and walls to a distinctive gray — Jackson Rivers >
  : special
  < not only was homicide frequent but the tough hombres of the town added a distinctive touch in their manner of disposing of the body — American Guide Series: Texas >
 c. : having or giving style or distinction
  < a woman with a talent for wearing consistently distinctive clothes >
  < an old distinctive residential quarter — American Guide Series: New York City >
2. archaic : having the ability to distinguish : discriminating
3. phonetics, of a feature of speech : capable of making a segment of utterance different in meaning as well as in sound from an otherwise identical utterance : that makes or helps to make a speech item a phoneme rather than an allophone
4. : disjunctive 4
Synonyms: see characteristic
II. noun
(-s)
: disjunctive 2
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