contrastive

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /kənˈtɹɑː.stɪv/    美 /kənˈtɹæs.tɪv/|/ˈkɑntɹæs.tɪv/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Contrasting: tending to contrast; being in contrast.
    — This thesis is an attempt to apply the theory of transformational grammar to the Japanese language. […] Comparison of the structure of Japanese and English is also our concern, whenever possible, and it is seen that the transformational theory is helpful in such contrastive studies.

词形变化

more contrastive comparative most contrastive superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English contrast
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English contrastive
From contrast + -ive.
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