prescriptive
adjective
formalmainlydisapprovinguk/prɪˈskrɪp.tɪv/us/prɪˈskrɪp.tɪv/sayingexactlywhat musthappen,especiallyby giving aninstructionor making arule:
规定的,指定的;(尤指)规范的Mostteachersthinkthe government'sguidelinesonhomeworkare too prescriptive.大部分教师认为政府有关家庭作业的规定太刻板了。
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normativeformal
descriptive
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- boss
- bossily
- bossiness
- bossyboots
- call forsomeone
- defy
- demand
- dictate
- expect
- harry
- importunate
- lay down the lawidiom
- mandate
- officious
- ordain
- prescribe
- shovesomeonearound
- stick
- stick out forsomething