de·ter·mi·na·tive /-ˈtɝməˌnetɪv, ˈtɚ/
 (a.)決定的,限定的決定的事物,限定詞


 De·ter·mi·na·tive a.  Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing; conclusive.
    Incidents . . . determinative of their course.   --I. Taylor.
 Determinative tables Nat. Hist., tables presenting the specific character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in determining the species to which a specimen belongs.


 De·ter·mi·na·tive n. That which serves to determine.
    Explanatory determinatives . . . were placed after words phonetically expressed, in order to serve as an aid to the reader in determining the meaning.   --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

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 determinative
      adj : having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial
            experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the
            determinative (or determinant) battle" [syn: crucial,
             deciding(a), determinant, determining(a)]
      n 1: one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the
           referents of noun phrases [syn: determiner]
      2: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an
         important determinant of one's outlook on life" [syn: determinant,
          determiner, determining factor, causal factor]