formative

formative
adjective
  1. serving to form something, especially having a profound and lasting influence on a person's development
    形成的,对成长有深远影响的
    his formative years.
    他的性格形成时期。
    ■of or relating to a person's development
    (与)成长(有关)的
    a formative assessment.
    成长评估。
    ■(Linguistics)denoting or relating to any of the smallest meaningful units that are used to form words in a language, typically combining forms and inflections
    (语言学)(与)构形成分(有关)的
noun
  1. (Linguistics)a formative element
    (语言学)构形成分
派生
formatively
adverb
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from Old French formatif, -ive or medieval Latin formativus, from Latin formare 'to form' (see form)
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