| 释义 |
-a·tive
\When the preceding syllable has a stress (as in “purgative”) əd.iv or ətiv or, sometimes in some words (as “rotative”) answering to paroxytone disyllabic verbs in “-ate”, ˌād.iv or ˌātiv or -ēv also -əv; when the preceding syllable is noninitial and unstressed (as in “legislative” or “nominative”) ˌā- or _ə-; in some words (as “elative”) answering to oxytone verbs in “-ate”, ˈā-\ adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French -atif, from Latin -ativus, from -atus -ate + -ivus -ive
: of, relating to, or connected with
< authoritative >
< consultative >
< normative >
< quantitative >
: tending to
< fixative >
< formative >
< laxative >
< talkative > |