prescriptive
a . 规定的,指示的,惯例的
规定的,指示的,惯例的
prescriptive adj 1 :
pertaining to giving directives or rules ; "
prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage " [
synonym : {
prescriptive }, {
normative }] [
ant :
{
descriptive }]
Prescriptive \
Pre *
scrip "
tive \,
a . [
L .
praescriptivus of a demurrer or legal exception .]
1 . (
Law )
Consisting in ,
or acquired by ,
immemorial or long -
continued use and enjoyment ;
as ,
a prescriptive right of title ;
pleading the continuance and authority of long custom .
[
1913 Webster ]
The right to be drowsy in protracted toil has become prescriptive . --
J .
M .
Mason .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Of or pertaining to the doctrine that acceptable grammatical rules should be prescribed by authority ,
rather than be determined by common usage .
[
PJC ]
131 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prescriptive ":
absolute ,
accepted ,
accustomed ,
acknowledged ,
admitted ,
authoritarian ,
authoritative ,
autocratic ,
average ,
binding ,
canonical ,
commanding ,
common ,
commonplace ,
compelling ,
compulsory ,
conclusive ,
conformable ,
constrictive ,
consuetudinary ,
conventional ,
current ,
customary ,
decisive ,
decretal ,
decretive ,
decretory ,
dictated ,
dictating ,
dictatorial ,
didactic ,
directive ,
dogmatic ,
entailed ,
established ,
ethnocentric ,
everyday ,
exceptional ,
excluding ,
exclusive ,
exclusory ,
familiar ,
final ,
fixed ,
folk ,
formulary ,
generally accepted ,
habitual ,
hallowed ,
handed down ,
hard and fast ,
hard -
and -
fast ,
heroic ,
hoary ,
household ,
immemorial ,
imperative ,
imperious ,
imposed ,
inadmissible ,
instructive ,
insular ,
inveterate ,
irrevocable ,
jussive ,
legendary ,
long -
established ,
long -
standing ,
mandated ,
mandating ,
mandatory ,
must ,
mythological ,
narrow ,
normal ,
normative ,
obligating ,
obligatory ,
obtaining ,
of long standing ,
of the folk ,
official ,
oral ,
ordinary ,
overbearing ,
parochial ,
peremptory ,
popular ,
preceptive ,
preclusive ,
predominating ,
prescribed ,
prescript ,
prevailing ,
prevalent ,
preventive ,
prohibitive ,
received ,
recognized ,
regular ,
regulation ,
required ,
restrictive ,
rooted ,
rubric ,
seclusive ,
segregative ,
select ,
selective ,
separative ,
set ,
snobbish ,
standard ,
statutory ,
stock ,
time -
honored ,
traditional ,
tried and true ,
true -
blue ,
ultimate ,
understood ,
universal ,
unwritten ,
usual ,
venerable ,
vernacular ,
widespread ,
without appeal ,
wonted ,
worshipful ,
xenophobic
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