资料来源 : pyDict
决定的,限定的决定的事物,限定词
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Determinative \De*ter"mi*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]terminatif.]
Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing;
conclusive.
Incidents . . . determinative of their course. --I.
Taylor.
{Determinative tables} (Nat. Hist.), tables presenting the
specific character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in
determining the species to which a specimen belongs.
Determinative \De*ter"mi*na*tive\, n.
That which serves to determine.
Explanatory determinatives . . . were placed after
words phonetically expressed, in order to serve as an
aid to the reader in determining the meaning. --I.
Taylor (The
Alphabet).
资料来源 : WordNet®
determinative
adj : having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial
experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the
determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: {crucial},
{deciding(a)}, {determinant}, {determining(a)}]
n 1: one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the
referents of noun phrases [syn: {determiner}]
2: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an
important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn: {determinant},
{determiner}, {determining factor}, {causal factor}]