Formative



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• adj. 形成的, 影响发展的
• ［英］ adj. 形成的, 影响发展的 ( helping to shape, develop, or mold)
• ［记］ form ( 形式) +ative -> 造成形式的 -> 形成的
• ［例］ a child's formative years ( 小孩个性形成期)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. giving or capable of giving form ; constructive <a formative influence>
  • b. used in word formation or inflection
• 2. capable of alteration by growth and development; also producing new cells and tissues
• 3. of, relating to, or characterized by formative effects or formation <formative years>
• ? formatively adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1816
• the element (as a suffix) in a word that serves to give the word appropriate form and is not part of the base

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