单词 | constructive |
释义 | constructive —constructively, adv. —constructiveness, n. /keuhn struk"tiv/, adj. 1. constructing or tending to construct; helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism. 2. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of construction; structural. 3. deduced by inference or interpretation; inferential: constructive permission. 4. Law. denoting an act or condition not directly expressed but inferred from other acts or conditions. [1670-80; < ML constructivus, equiv. to L construct(us) (see CONSTRUCT) + ivus -IVE] Syn. 1. productive, helpful, handy, useful. |
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