| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•di•tive /ˈædɪtɪv/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- something added to alter or improve the quality:food additives.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ad•di•tive (ad′i tiv),USA pronunciation n. - something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties:an additive that thins paint.
- Nutrition
- Also called food additive. a substance added directly to food during processing, as for preservation, coloring, or stabilization.
- something that becomes part of food or affects it as a result of packaging or processing, as debris or radiation.
adj. - characterized or produced by addition;
cumulative:an additive process. - Mathematics(of a function) having the property that the function of the union or sum of two quantities is equal to the sum of the functional values of each quantity;
linear.
- Late Latin additīvus. See additament, -ive
- 1690–1700
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: additive /ˈædɪtɪv/ adj - characterized or produced by addition; cumulative
n - any substance added to something to improve it, prevent deterioration, etc
- short for food additive
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin additīvus, from addere to add |