首页英语词典descriptivedescriptive英英释意

descriptive

英 [dɪ'skrɪptɪv] 美[dɪ'skrɪptɪv]
  • adj. 描写的,叙述的;描写性的

英英释意


1. serving to describe or inform or characterized by description;
"the descriptive variable"
"a descriptive passage"
2. concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents;
"synchronic linguistics"
"descriptive linguistics"
3. describing the structure of a language;
"descriptive linguistics simply describes language"