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形成的,造型的,形成的造字要素

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Formative \Form"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)
      (a) That which serves merely to give form, and is no part
          of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a
          word.
      (b) A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage,
          as from a root.

Formative \Form"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. formatif.]
   1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as,
      the formative arts.

            The meanest plant can not be raised without seed, by
            any formative residing in the soil.   --Bentley.

   2. (Gram.) Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a
      termination merely formative.

   3. (Biol.) Capable of growth and development; germinal; as,
      living or formative matter.

资料来源 : WordNet®

formative
     n : minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or
         morphological) function

formative
     adj 1: relating to or characterized by formative effects or
            formation; "the formative arts"
     2: susceptible to alteration by development and experience;
        "formative years"
     3: beginning to develop; "inchoative stages" [syn: {inchoative}]
     4: capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone
        in developing bone"
     5: forming or capable of forming or molding; "a formative
        influence"; "a formative experience" [syn: {shaping}]