| 释义 |
prescriptively
adverb
formaluk /prɪˈskrɪp.tɪv.li/ us /prɪˈskrɪp.tɪv.li/
in a way that involves saying exactly what must happen, especially by giving an instruction or making a rule:
These rules are often interpreted too prescriptively.
The only new ideas they're interested in are ones that prescriptively save the government billions of pounds.
By prescriptively controlling teachers, the government puts constraints on children's natural development.
The law should emphasize the importance of rest time rather than prescriptively limiting working time.
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