descriptive /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/ adjective Learner's definition of DESCRIPTIVE
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[more descriptive; most descriptive] : giving information about how something or someone looks, sounds, etc. : using words to describe what something or someone is like描写的;叙述的;说明的 -
She gave a descriptive account of the journey.她对这次旅行做了描述。
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a talent for descriptive writing描述性写作的才能
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a poem full of descriptive detail一首对细节描述详尽的诗歌
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The black cat was given the descriptive name “Midnight.”这只黑猫被人起了个形象的名字叫“午夜”。
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technical : providing facts about how a language is actually used rather than rules that tell people how it should be used描写性的(描述语言实际使用而非告诉人们使用规则) — opposite prescriptive
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adverb [more descriptively; most descriptively]