de·no·ta·tive /ˈdinoˌtetɪv, dɪˈnotətɪv/
(a.)指示的,表示的,外延的
De·not·a·tive a. Having power to denote; designating or marking off.
Proper names are preëminently denotative; telling us that such as object has such a term to denote it, but telling us nothing as to any single attribute. --Latham.
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denotative
adj 1: having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or
naming [syn: denotive] [ant: connotative]
2: in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
[syn: explicit]