| 释义 |
con·nec·tive
I. \kəˈnektiv, -tēv also -təv\ adjective
Etymology: Latin connectere to connect + English -ive
: tending to connect : connecting
• con·nec·tive·ly adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: something that connects:
a. : the tissue connecting the pollen sacs of an anther
b. : a linguistic form that connects words or word groups; especially : a relative pronoun : conjunction, preposition
c. : a nerve that connects two ganglia especially of the same side of the body
d. logic : a constant (as or, if-then, and, not) linking two statements or attaching to a single statement so that the truth-value of the composite is determined by the truth-value of the components |