descriptive
中文a. 描述的，叙述的来自 ECDICT
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 源自 ←拉丁语 descriptivus “containing a full description”
词源说明
From Latin dēscriptīvus (“containing a full description”).
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Of, relating to, or providing a description.
- (grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).
- (linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
- (sciences, philosophy) Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.