generative

形容词 adj.
/ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹətɪv/|/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹətɪv/|/d͡ʒəˈnɛɹətɪv/    /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹətɪv/|[ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹəɾɪv]|/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹətɪv/|[ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəɾɪv]|/d͡ʒəˈnɛɹətɪv/|[d͡ʒəˈnɛɹəɾɪv]|/ˈd͡ʒenəɹətɪv/|[ˈd͡ʒenəɹəɾɪv]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
    — That generative particle.
  2. Reproductive. euphemistic
    — Hence the ubiquity of Priapus himself as a sculptural representative of the generative principle, populated the Roman gardens, assertive in ithyphallic pose.

词形变化

more generative comparative most generative superlative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
Proto-Italic *genos
Latin genus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin generobor.
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yfbor.
Middle English generatyve, generatyf, generatif
English generative
From Middle English generatyve, generatyf, generatif, equivalent to generate + -ive. Compare French génératif.
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