descriptive
US: /dɪsˈkɹɪptɪv/
UK: /dɪskɹˈɪptɪv/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
descriptive /dis'kriptiv/- tính từ
- diễn tả, mô tả, miêu tả
- a descriptive writing: bài văn miêu tả
- (toán học) hoạ pháp
- descriptive geometry: hình học hoạ pháp
- diễn tả, mô tả, miêu tả
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 saying what sb/sth is like; describing sth: the descriptive passages in the novel + The term I used was meant to be purely descriptive (= not judging).
2 (linguistics) saying how language is actually used, without giving rules for how it should be used
Antonym: PRESCRIPTIVE
Collocation
VERBS
be
ADV.
highly, very
a highly descriptive account of her journey through Africa
| entirely, purely
The passage is purely descriptive.
| merely, simply | essentially, largely, mainly
PREP.
of
The terms are descriptive of strong emotion.
