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单词 reductive
释义 re·duc·tive
I. \rə̇ˈdəktiv, rēˈ-, -tēv also -təv\ adjective
Etymology: reduction + -ive
1. : of, relating to, characterized by, or causing diminution or curtailment : reducing
 < their views of life were … reductive and depreciatory — R.H.Rovere >
especially : of or relating to psychological reduction (as of emotional tension)
2. : of, relating to, or advocating analytical reduction or reductionism : reductionistic
 < the attempt to squeeze these data, with all their variegated content, into the limited perspectives of one science … must always lead to reductive distortion — J.D.Wild >
3. : of or relating to conversion or processing into another form
re·duc·tive·ly \-tə̇vlē\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: a reductive agent
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