单词 | directive |
释义 | di·rec·tive I. 1. < the directive power of conscience > < experimenting to find which is superior, the permissive or the directive method of teaching > < every manager who has at least one subordinate engages in the directive function — Harold Koontz & Cyril O'Donnell > 2. < the directive power of a magnetized needle > < the directive function of a compass > specifically < a more directive aerial > 3. < like the realities of the external environment they exercise a directive influence on the development of behavior patterns — Ralph Linton > 4. II. 1. a. < leaders became too fond of passing down directives to the members instead of calling for a vote > also < “keep your head down!” … and a heavy hand on top of his head added persuasion to the directive — Helen Nielsen > b. < the verdict of the people in the recent election constituted a directive — B.C.Reece > c. < progress has been hampered by inadequate coordination, lack of clear directives — Economist > < dependent on the directives of the guidebook and the hotel porter > d. < folk wisdom preserves many directives — L.J.Davidson > < they were not trained in a school of science which accepts Marxism-Leninism as the supreme directive — C.P.Fitzgerald > e. f. < a relatively new administrative device called the “directive” … was frequently used by the president and other high officials to explain, modify, or amplify an order — C.O.Johnson > < he issued a stream of directives that in their entirety imposed a far-reaching social revolution upon Japan — Allan Taylor > < directives which actually have the force of law — H.W.Sumners > 2. |
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