informative

形容词 adj.
/ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/    /ɪnˈfoɹmətɪv/|[-ɾɪv]|/ɪnˈfoːmətɪv/|[-ɾɪv]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
    — I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.
  2. Of a standard or specification, not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
  3. Formative; having power to form. obsolete

词形变化

more informative comparative most informative superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English inform
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English -ative
English informative
From inform + -ative.
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