ameliorative
/əˈmiːliərətɪv/
构词拆解
-ive
后缀
- -ive
- An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
词源说明
From ameliorate + -ive.
释义
形容词adjective
- 1Able to repair or ameliorate.
- 2(linguistics) Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.
- 3(philosophy) Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation