| 释义 |
dedicative, a.|ˈdɛdɪkeɪtɪv|
[ad. L. dēdicātīv-us, f. dēdicāt-, ppl. stem of dēdicāre to dedicate: see -ive.]
Having the attribute of dedicating.
1655tr. Francion xi. 14 Which is..not dedicative, but it is rather a negative Epistle. 1816Keatinge Trav. (1817) II. 79 Here is a temple of Mars with a dedicative inscription. 1825Coleridge Aids Refl. (1848) I. 28 The religious nature and dedicative force of the marriage vow. |