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formative adj.形成的；造形的；影响发展的n.[语]构词成分 (1) 蒙昧阶段是人类的形成阶段。(2) 本文从造型要素、结构特征、装饰风格、材料等方面探讨了中式家具的开发途径。(3) 她大学的第一年是对其人生经历很有影响的一年。 The word form means “to shape.” Something that is formative is capable of shaping or molding something or someone. A formative experience is one that strongly influenced you, like the first time you went to the beach and decided, from that day, that you wanted to become a world-class surfer. Formative can also describe an organism that is able to form new cells. In linguistics, the noun formative is a small language unit that can help shape or form a word.

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英 ['fɔːmətɪv] 美 ['fɔːrmətɪv] (1) Savagery was the formative period of the human race.(2) This article talks about development of Chinese furniture from formative element, structural characteristic, decoration style and material.(3) Her first year at college was a formative experience. Formative is a word that describes something that made you who you are. You might call your adolescence your formative years because that time period had such a strong influence on the rest of your life. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](时期或经历)决定性格的，影响发展的 A formative period of time or experience is one that has an important and lasting influence on a person's character and attitudes.   [usu ADJ n]She was born in Barbados but spent her formative years in east London.她出生于巴巴多斯，但是其性格形成的关键期是在伦敦东区度过的。

英语单词	formative
英美音标	英 ['fɔːmətɪv] 美 ['fɔːrmətɪv]
中文释义	adj.形成的；造形的；影响发展的 n.[语]构词成分
英语例句	(1) Savagery was the formative period of the human race. (2) This article talks about development of Chinese furniture from formative element, structural characteristic, decoration style and material. (3) Her first year at college was a formative experience.
中文例句	(1) 蒙昧阶段是人类的形成阶段。 (2) 本文从造型要素、结构特征、装饰风格、材料等方面探讨了中式家具的开发途径。 (3) 她大学的第一年是对其人生经历很有影响的一年。
vocabulary简明	Formative is a word that describes something that made you who you are. You might call your adolescence your formative years because that time period had such a strong influence on the rest of your life.
vocabulary扩展	The word form means “to shape.” Something that is formative is capable of shaping or molding something or someone. A formative experience is one that strongly influenced you, like the first time you went to the beach and decided, from that day, that you wanted to become a world-class surfer. Formative can also describe an organism that is able to form new cells. In linguistics, the noun formative is a small language unit that can help shape or form a word.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](时期或经历)决定性格的，影响发展的 A formative period of time or experience is one that has an important and lasting influence on a person's character and attitudes. [usu ADJ n] She was born in Barbados but spent her formative years in east London. 她出生于巴巴多斯，但是其性格形成的关键期是在伦敦东区度过的。

Formative Period Time Form Word Years Influence Experience