directiveadj.n.

Brit.

/dᵻˈrɛktɪv/,

/dʌɪˈrɛktɪv/, U.S.

/dəˈrɛktɪv/,

/daɪˈrɛktɪv/

Etymology: < medieval Latin dīrectīvus, < dīrect- participial stem of dīrigĕre to direct: see -ive suffix. In French directif, -ive (13–14th cent.), Spanish directivo, Portuguese directivo, Italian direttivo ‘having or giving direction vnto, directiue’ (Florio 1598).

A. adj.

a. Having the quality or function of directing, authoritatively guiding, or ruling: see direct v.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [adjective] > of or relating to direction > directing

directorya1450

directive1593

dirigent1617

ordering1678

directing1719

directoral1874

masterminding1973

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. viii. 63 A law therfore generally taken, is a directiue rule vnto goodnes of operation.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. iv. §16. 292 To the power Directiue, they ought to be subiect.

1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1839) 414 The..directive conscience tells us what we are to do, and the subsequent or reflexive conscience warns us what we are to receive.

1712 G. Berkeley Passive Obed. §7. 8 Laws being Rules directive of our Actions.

1729 R. Savage Wanderer v. 656 No friendly stars directive beams display.

1853 M. Kelly tr. J. E. A. Gosselin Power of Pope II. 364 The directive power of the Church.

1861 J. S. Mill Utilitarianism ii. 16 Utility or Happiness, considered as the directive rule of human conduct.

†b. Law. = directory adj. b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > branch of the law > [adjective] > specific

setc1200

positivec1385

naturalc1390

directive1610

distributive1651

directory1692

substantive lawa1832

naturel1856

natural law1934

1610 G. Carleton Iurisdict. 166 His meaning is by lawes directiue..that Princes haue no coactiue power ouer the Clergie but onely power directiue.

a1649 J. Winthrop Hist. New Eng. (1826) (modernized text) II. 205 There is a threefold power of magistratical authority, viz. legislative, judicial, and consultative or directive of the public affairs of the country.

1698 R. Ferguson View of Ecclesiastick in Socks & Buskins 30 He fulfilled the Directive Part of the Law..he likewise underwent the Penalty of it.

2. Having the quality, function, or power of directing motion; causing something to take a particular direction in space.Used especially of the force by which a magnet takes a north and south direction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adjective] > causing to move in a direction

directing1588

directive1625

ruddering1877

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. iii. 44 The vertue Directiue, by which a needle touched with the Magnet, directs and conformes it selfe North and South.

1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 437 The Verticity or Directive faculty of the Loadstone.

1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 377 The directive power of the magnet.

1846 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces 32 It is..directive not motive, altering the direction of other forces, but not..initiating them.

1881 J. C. Maxwell Treat. Electr. & Magnetism (ed. 2) II. 70 The directive action of the earth's magnetism on the compass needle.

†3. Subject to direction. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > able to be ruled, governed, or controlled

rulablec1449

dirigible1588

controllablea1600

directivea1616

governable1635

commandable1646

a1616 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida (1623) i. iii. 350 Limbes are in his instruments, In no lesse working, then are Swords and Bowes Directiue by the Limbes.

B. n.

†(a) That which directs. Obsolete. (b) spec. a general instruction how to proceed or act.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > direction > that which directs

directive1642

society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > injunction or instruction > an injunction or instruction

charge138.

advisementa1387

instruction1410

jointc1475

injunction1526

special order1547

direction1576

encharge1595

direct1615

directing1632

directive1642

game law1820

mot d'ordre1905

1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. B That directive of minde, and freedome of pure will that kept him.

1654 Z. Coke Art of Logick 35 Spiritual Vertue..is..the common directive of all other vertues.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 647/1 The ecclesiastical régime..arrogates to itself the right of interfering by means of ‘Directives’ with the political life of nations.1910 Encycl. Brit. II. 603/2 A few simple orders called ‘directives’ sufficed to set armies in motion with a definite purpose before them.1941 Economist 15 Feb. 209/2 The actual handling of news items [by the B.B.C.] is subject to ‘directives’ or advice from Government departments.1941 Manch. Guardian Weekly 14 Mar. 214/4 You would think it enough to call an order a direction. No, he [sc. the Civil Servant] has to make it ‘a directive’.1961 B. Fergusson Watery Maze ii. 52 A ‘Directive’ in Service parlance is a form of order, setting out one's terms of reference, defining one's responsibilities, and showing the extent and limitations of one's authority.1971 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 Apr. 34/1 This authorization of September 1970 made official a practice which long preceded the issuance of the directive.

Derivatives

diˈrectively adv. in a directive manner, so as to direct or guide.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [adverb] > directively

directively1642

1642 H. Parker Observ. His Majesties Late Answers 44 Those..that allow humane Laws to obleage Kings more then directively.

1653 R. Baxter Christian Concord 79 If a Presbyter may not Govern directively, then he may not Teach.

1858 H. Bushnell Serm. for New Life 374 God will co-work..directively in all the great struggles of believing souls.

diˈrectiveness n. the quality of being directive.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > direction > quality of

directiveness1710

1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence ii. 74 Prudence..actually directs and conducts men in the management of themselves..and this actual Directiveness is of the very essence of Prudence.

Draft additions January 2002

Also with capital initial. In European Law: a mandate from the European Union (or, in earlier use, the European Community or the European Economic Community) requiring member states to enact legislation achieving specified results by a particular date.

ΚΠ

1957 tr. Treaty establishing European Econ. Community 149 The Council and the Commission shall adopt regulations and directives... Directives shall bind any Member State to which they are addressed, as to the result to be achieved, while leaving domestic agencies a competence as to form and means.

1975 Daily Tel. 7 May 12/4 Under an EEC directive..it would be illegal for speedometers to under-read at all.

1986 Financial Times 28 Feb. i. 12/2 The Government is urgently considering legislation to comply with the ruling of the European Court..that Britain's different retirement ages for men and women breach EEC directives.

1993 J. Shaw European Community Law v. 112 Directives amount only to obligations of result, not obligations of conduct. However, the implementation of Directives is a positive obligation for the Member States.

2001 Ecologist May 22/2 The Ministry..could not change its plan as it was set in stone, dictated by EU directives.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	directive
释义	directiveadj.n. Brit. /dᵻˈrɛktɪv/, /dʌɪˈrɛktɪv/, U.S. /dəˈrɛktɪv/, /daɪˈrɛktɪv/ Etymology: < medieval Latin dīrectīvus, < dīrect- participial stem of dīrigĕre to direct: see -ive suffix. In French directif, -ive (13–14th cent.), Spanish directivo, Portuguese directivo, Italian direttivo ‘having or giving direction vnto, directiue’ (Florio 1598). A. adj. 1. a. Having the quality or function of directing, authoritatively guiding, or ruling: see direct v. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [adjective] > of or relating to direction > directing directorya1450 directive1593 dirigent1617 ordering1678 directing1719 directoral1874 masterminding1973 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. viii. 63 A law therfore generally taken, is a directiue rule vnto goodnes of operation. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. iv. §16. 292 To the power Directiue, they ought to be subiect. 1659 J. Pearson Expos. Creed (1839) 414 The..directive conscience tells us what we are to do, and the subsequent or reflexive conscience warns us what we are to receive. 1712 G. Berkeley Passive Obed. §7. 8 Laws being Rules directive of our Actions. 1729 R. Savage Wanderer v. 656 No friendly stars directive beams display. 1853 M. Kelly tr. J. E. A. Gosselin Power of Pope II. 364 The directive power of the Church. 1861 J. S. Mill Utilitarianism ii. 16 Utility or Happiness, considered as the directive rule of human conduct. †b. Law. = directory adj. b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > branch of the law > [adjective] > specific setc1200 positivec1385 naturalc1390 directive1610 distributive1651 directory1692 substantive lawa1832 naturel1856 natural law1934 1610 G. Carleton Iurisdict. 166 His meaning is by lawes directiue..that Princes haue no coactiue power ouer the Clergie but onely power directiue. a1649 J. Winthrop Hist. New Eng. (1826) (modernized text) II. 205 There is a threefold power of magistratical authority, viz. legislative, judicial, and consultative or directive of the public affairs of the country. 1698 R. Ferguson View of Ecclesiastick in Socks & Buskins 30 He fulfilled the Directive Part of the Law..he likewise underwent the Penalty of it. 2. Having the quality, function, or power of directing motion; causing something to take a particular direction in space.Used especially of the force by which a magnet takes a north and south direction. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > [adjective] > causing to move in a direction directing1588 directive1625 ruddering1877 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. iii. 44 The vertue Directiue, by which a needle touched with the Magnet, directs and conformes it selfe North and South. 1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 437 The Verticity or Directive faculty of the Loadstone. 1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 377 The directive power of the magnet. 1846 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces 32 It is..directive not motive, altering the direction of other forces, but not..initiating them. 1881 J. C. Maxwell Treat. Electr. & Magnetism (ed. 2) II. 70 The directive action of the earth's magnetism on the compass needle. †3. Subject to direction. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > manageability > [adjective] > able to be ruled, governed, or controlled rulablec1449 dirigible1588 controllablea1600 directivea1616 governable1635 commandable1646 a1616 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida (1623) i. iii. 350 Limbes are in his instruments, In no lesse working, then are Swords and Bowes Directiue by the Limbes. B. n. †(a) That which directs. Obsolete. (b) spec. a general instruction how to proceed or act. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > direction > that which directs directive1642 society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > injunction or instruction > an injunction or instruction charge138. advisementa1387 instruction1410 jointc1475 injunction1526 special order1547 direction1576 encharge1595 direct1615 directing1632 directive1642 game law1820 mot d'ordre1905 1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. B That directive of minde, and freedome of pure will that kept him. 1654 Z. Coke Art of Logick 35 Spiritual Vertue..is..the common directive of all other vertues. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 647/1 The ecclesiastical régime..arrogates to itself the right of interfering by means of ‘Directives’ with the political life of nations.1910 Encycl. Brit. II. 603/2 A few simple orders called ‘directives’ sufficed to set armies in motion with a definite purpose before them.1941 Economist 15 Feb. 209/2 The actual handling of news items [by the B.B.C.] is subject to ‘directives’ or advice from Government departments.1941 Manch. Guardian Weekly 14 Mar. 214/4 You would think it enough to call an order a direction. No, he [sc. the Civil Servant] has to make it ‘a directive’.1961 B. Fergusson Watery Maze ii. 52 A ‘Directive’ in Service parlance is a form of order, setting out one's terms of reference, defining one's responsibilities, and showing the extent and limitations of one's authority.1971 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 Apr. 34/1 This authorization of September 1970 made official a practice which long preceded the issuance of the directive. Derivatives diˈrectively adv. in a directive manner, so as to direct or guide. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [adverb] > directively directively1642 1642 H. Parker Observ. His Majesties Late Answers 44 Those..that allow humane Laws to obleage Kings more then directively. 1653 R. Baxter Christian Concord 79 If a Presbyter may not Govern directively, then he may not Teach. 1858 H. Bushnell Serm. for New Life 374 God will co-work..directively in all the great struggles of believing souls. diˈrectiveness n. the quality of being directive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > direction > quality of directiveness1710 1710 J. Norris Treat. Christian Prudence ii. 74 Prudence..actually directs and conducts men in the management of themselves..and this actual Directiveness is of the very essence of Prudence. Draft additions January 2002 Also with capital initial. In European Law: a mandate from the European Union (or, in earlier use, the European Community or the European Economic Community) requiring member states to enact legislation achieving specified results by a particular date. ΚΠ 1957 tr. Treaty establishing European Econ. Community 149 The Council and the Commission shall adopt regulations and directives... Directives shall bind any Member State to which they are addressed, as to the result to be achieved, while leaving domestic agencies a competence as to form and means. 1975 Daily Tel. 7 May 12/4 Under an EEC directive..it would be illegal for speedometers to under-read at all. 1986 Financial Times 28 Feb. i. 12/2 The Government is urgently considering legislation to comply with the ruling of the European Court..that Britain's different retirement ages for men and women breach EEC directives. 1993 J. Shaw European Community Law v. 112 Directives amount only to obligations of result, not obligations of conduct. However, the implementation of Directives is a positive obligation for the Member States. 2001 Ecologist May 22/2 The Ministry..could not change its plan as it was set in stone, dictated by EU directives. 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