generative

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gen·e·ra·tive /ˈdʒenərətɪv/ adjectiveadj formal

1 CAUSEable to produce something 有生产能力的，能生产的

the generative power of the life force

生命力的生成能力

2. generative grammar/linguistics/phonology formal the description of a language using rules that produce all the possible correct sentences of the language 生成语法/语言学/音系学

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generative grammar/linguistics/phonology• The rewrite rule is an effective method of representing the rules of a generative grammar.• Instead they believe that it is Sampson's generative grammar formulation that is at fault.• In generative phonology, the claim is that, at the abstract level, vowels are simply tense or lax.• There are applications for which a generative grammar would be better suited than a probabilistic one.

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generative• Knowledge gained from research is often dynamic and generative.• Thinking almost always has an emotional, generative aspect and a categorizing aspect.• Genes cooperate with, and add variety to, the themes in the generative field of each organism.• In either case, the term lacks the generative force to stimulate investigation and to produce verifiable hypotheses.• The rewrite rule is an effective method of representing the rules of a generative grammar.• The only part left was the male role of sacrifice; the generative power of women's tears was excluded.• Under these conditions generative reproduction is very laborious but extremely productive.

gen·e·ra·tive adjectiveadj

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BNC: 24870 COCA: 21588

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Causing something to exist or happen: decisive, instrumental, enabling...

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