referential

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of a word or phrase applied to a particular person, place, or thing and not to any other. not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to a referent. not-comparable
    — Thus, the referential location of “town” in an utterance “Went to town”, is simply to be conceived as that location which might also be referred to by “there”, “the place we visited last Thursday”, “your birthplace”, etc.
  3. Of or relating to reference or allusion. not-comparable
    — Above all, the referential approach has proved durable and especially flexible.
  4. Serving as a reference. not-comparable

词源

Etymology tree
English reference
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisder.
Old French -ialder.
Middle English -ial
English -ial
English referential
From reference + -ial.
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