be denotative of [sth]
常用于描述符号或词语的指示功能。
The symbol is denotative of peace.
这个符号表示和平。
指示的；指称的；命名的
外延的；本义的；表示或命名的；指示性的。；关于术语主要含义的；指称的。；表示的
Denoting or naming something; designative.
表示或命名的；指示性的。
That denotes or names; designative.
关于术语主要含义的；指称的。
Specific to the primary meaning of a term.
The denotative meaning of 'apple' is a round fruit with red or green skin.
'苹果'的外延意义是一种有红皮或绿皮的圆形水果。
用法提示：这里'denotative'作为形容词修饰'meaning'，表示词语的字面或外延意义。
In the dictionary, the denotative definition of a word is its primary literal sense.
在词典中，单词的外延定义是其主要的字面含义。
用法提示：'denotative'用于描述与字面或外延相关的'definition'，强调直接指称。
The traffic sign uses denotative colors: red for stop and green for go.
交通标志使用指示性颜色：红色表示停，绿色表示行。
用法提示：'denotative'在此修饰'colors'，说明颜色具有直接指称功能。
常用于描述符号或词语的指示功能。
The symbol is denotative of peace.
这个符号表示和平。
与connotative相对，指词语的字面或直接意义。
We studied the denotative meaning of the term.
我们研究了该术语的字面意义。
grammar · medium
易错句子In semantics, denotative meaning refers to the emotional associations of a word.
正确表达In semantics, connotative meaning refers to the emotional associations of a word.
混淆了 'denotative'（外延的，字面意义）与 'connotative'（内涵的，联想意义）。'denotative meaning' 指词语的字面或直接意义，而情感联想属于 'connotative meaning'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The denotative of this word is its primary meaning.
正确表达The denotation of this word is its primary meaning.
'denotative' 是形容词，不能直接用作名词。正确的名词形式是 'denotation'，表示外延或字面意义。
denotative 指字面或外延意义，connotative 指联想或内涵意义。
denotative 是形容词，denotation 是名词，指符号或词语所直接指称的对象。
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