prescriptive
adj
(fml 文)1
(a) making rules or giving orders or directions 规定的; 指定的; 规范的
prescriptive teaching methods 规定的教学法.
(b) (grammar) telling people how they ought to use a language (在指导语言运用方面)规定性的, 规范性的
a prescriptive grammar of the English language 英语规范语法. Cf 参看 descriptive 2.
2 made legal or acceptable by long-standing custom 因长期使用而合法或认可的; 约定俗成的
prescriptive rights 因时效而获得的权利.
🗣️ 情景例句
One o'clock.
一点钟。
Christmas falls on a Friday this year.
今年的圣诞节是星期五。
Among these I would list string and brown paper, kept by thrifty people when a parcel has been opened, to save buying these two requisites.