| 单词 | definitive |
| 释义 | definitive —definitively, adv. —definitiveness, n. /di fin"i tiv/, adj. 1. most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson. 2. serving to define, fix, or specify definitely: to clarify with a definitive statement. 3. having its fixed and final form; providing a solution or final answer; satisfying all criteria: the definitive treatment for an infection; a definitive answer to a dilemma. 4. Biol. fully developed or formed; complete. n. 5. a defining or limiting word, as an article, a demonstrative, or the like. 6. Philately. a stamp that is a regular issue and is usually on sale for an extended period of time. Cf. commemorative (def. 2). [1350-1400; ME < OF < L definitivus, equiv. to definit(us) (see DEFINITE) + -ivus -IVE] Syn. 3. complete, absolute, ultimate, supreme. |
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