of or relating to the imposition or enforcement of a rule or method
规定的;指定的;规范的
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these guidelines are not intended to be prescriptive .这些指南目的并不在于强制。
【语 言学】 规定(用法)的;规范的
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a prescriptive grammar book .规定性语法书。常与<Bold>DESCRIPTIVE</Bold>相对。
(of a right, title, or institution)having become legally established or accepted by long usage or the passage of time
(权利、头衔或制度因长期使用或随时间推移变得)合法的,约定俗成的
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a prescriptive right of way .约定俗成的通行权。
〈古〉 根据因袭习惯的,习惯性的
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his regular score at the bar and his prescriptive corner at the winter's fireside .他在酒吧的老账和冬天习惯呆的炉火边的角落。
"mid 18th cent.: from late Latin