prescriptive
adj
(fml 文)1
(a) making rules or giving orders or directions 規定的; 指定的; 規范的
prescriptive teaching methods 規定的教學法.
(b) (grammar) telling people how they ought to use a language (在指導語言運用方面)規定性的, 規范性的
a prescriptive grammar of the English language 英語規范語法. Cf 參看 descriptive 2.
2 made legal or acceptable by long-standing custom 因長期使用而合法或認可的; 約定俗成的
prescriptive rights 因時效而獲得的權利.
??? 情景例句
have been postponed indefinitely.
被迫無限期延緩。"
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.