a substance added to something in small quantities, typically so as to improve or preserve it 添加剂 many foods contain chemical additives. 许多食物含有化学添加剂。
adjective
characterized by, relating to, or produced by addition 累积的,添加的 an additive process. 加成过程。 ■(technical)of or relating to the reproduction of colours by the superimposition of primary colours (技)(与)叠加色(有关)的
语源
late 17th cent. (as an adjective): from late Latin additivus, from Latin addit- 'added', from the verb addere (see add)The noun dates from the 1940s