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单词 substantive
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sub•stan•tive /ˈsʌbstəntɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. belonging to the real nature or essential part of a thing.
  2. of a great or considerable amount or quantity.
  3. having practical importance, value, use, or effect:Health care and jobs are substantive issues to most Americans.

n. [countable]
  1. Grammara noun.
  2. Grammara pronoun, adjective, or other word or phrase that functions as a noun.
See -stan-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sub•stan•tive  (substən tiv),USA pronunciation n. [Gram.]
  1. Grammara noun.
  2. Grammara pronoun or other word or phrase functioning or inflected like a noun.

adj. 
  1. Grammar
    • pertaining to substantives.
    • used in a sentence like a noun:a substantive adjective.
    • expressing existence:"to be'' is a substantive verb.
  2. having independent existence;
    independent.
  3. belonging to the real nature or essential part of a thing;
    essential.
  4. real or actual.
  5. of considerable amount or quantity.
  6. possessing substance;
    having practical importance, value, or effect:substantive issues under discussion.
  7. Lawpertaining to the rules of right which courts are called on to apply, as distinguished from rules of procedure (opposed to adjective).
  8. Textiles(of dye colors) attaching directly to the material without the aid of a mordant (opposed to adjective).
  • Late Latin substantīvus, equivalent. to Latin substant(ia) substance + -īvus -ive
  • Middle English 1350–1400
substan•tive•ly, adv. 
substan•tive•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
substantive /ˈsʌbstəntɪv/ n
  1. a noun or pronoun used in place of a noun
adj
  1. of, relating to, containing, or being the essential element of a thing
  2. having independent function, resources, or existence
  3. of substantial quantity
  4. solid in foundation or basis
  5. denoting, relating to, or standing in place of a noun
  6. /səbˈstæntɪv/ (of a dye or colour) staining the material directly without use of a mordant
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin substantīvus, from Latin substāre to stand beneath; see substance

substantival /ˌsʌbstənˈtaɪvəl/ adj ˌsubstanˈtivally adv ˈsubstantively adv
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