separative

a. 倾向分离的, 倾向的, 引起分离的

发音

/ˈsɛp(ə)ɹətɪv/
/ˈsɛp(ə)ˌɹeɪtɪv/

词形变化

separatives 复数 separatives more separative 比较级 most separative 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something that serves to separate.

    1853, A. F. Lendy, The Principles of War, London: Parker, Furnivall, and Parker, “Strategy,” Chapter 4, p. 117, […] as for the distance between [the roads], it varies according to the strength of the army and the nature of the ground, the essential point being not to leave between them obstacles acting as separatives, such as rivers, &c.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Serving to separate.

  2. 2.

    Tending to keep oneself separate from others.

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词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

partitive

近义相关 2

distributive disjunctive

相关短语

separative error separative errors

词源

Latin separativus.

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