| 单词 | associative |
| 释义 | associative (once / 28142 pages) adj Something that's associative involves connections between things, especially ideas or processes. An associative memory, for example, might come from a scent that your mind connects with a specific place you visited as a child. Although you can use the adjective to describe all kinds of things that are characterized by the idea of connection or association, you're most likely to find it in scholarly writing. In psychology or neuroscience you might read about "associative learning," in which a certain behavior results in a stimulus — a reward or punishment. The association between the action and the result makes this kind of learning associative. The Latin root is associare, "join with." WORD FAMILYassociative: associatively, nonassociative+/associability: associabilities/associable: associability, associableness/associate: associable, associated, associates, associateship, associating, association, associative, associatory, disassociate/associateship: associateships/association: associational, associationism, associations/associational: associationally/disassociate: disassociated, disassociates, disassociating, disassociation/disassociation: disassociations USAGE EXAMPLESIt felt almost like a surrealist parlor game, an associative exercise in thinking about architecture without thinking about buildings. Wall Street Journal(Nov 03, 2016) Octonion multiplication is not only not commutative but also not associative. Slate(Oct 14, 2016) He should trust that the associative turns of his keen mind provide sufficient dramatic incentive. Los Angeles Times(Sep 30, 2016) adj characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination associative learning Syn|Ant associatory associable capable of being associated nonassociative not associative |
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