1
normative + noun
normative 常作定语，表示“与规范有关的”或“符合规范的”，语气较正式。
The committee proposed normative guidelines for data security.
委员会提出了数据安全方面的规范性指南。
规范的；标准的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
规范的；标准的
relating to or dealing with norms
The committee proposed normative guidelines for data security.
委员会提出了数据安全方面的规范性指南。
规范的；标准的
Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.
符合规范的
Conforming to a norm or norms.
试图确立规范的；规范性的
Attempting to establish or prescribe a norm.
In many companies, wearing a suit is still a normative expectation for male employees.
在许多公司，穿西装仍然是男性员工的一种规范性要求。
The new policy sets normative standards for how customer data should be protected.
新政策为如何保护客户数据设定了规范标准。
Teachers should be careful not to present their personal opinions as normative facts in class.
教师在课堂上应小心不要把自己的个人观点当作规范性事实来陈述。
normative 常作定语，表示“与规范有关的”或“符合规范的”，语气较正式。
The committee proposed normative guidelines for data security.
委员会提出了数据安全方面的规范性指南。
作表语时，normative 强调涉及价值判断或应然标准，与 descriptive（描述性的）相对。
These statements are descriptive, not normative.
这些陈述是描述性的，不是规范性的。
Not this
Tipping is a social normative.
Use this
Tipping is a social norm.
normative 是形容词，意为“规范的”，不能像名词一样直接使用；表示“规范、标准”时应用名词 norm。句子原意是“社交规范”，因此应改为 social norm。
Not this
Philosophers distinguish descriptive statements from normal statements.
Use this
Philosophers distinguish descriptive statements from normative statements.
normal 意为“正常的、通常的”，用于描述实际状况；normative 意为“规范的、按照标准执行的”，用于讨论应然标准。在描述性（descriptive）与规范性（normative）的相对概念中，必须用 normative。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
规范标准
The report evaluates the company's practices against normative standards.
该报告根据规范标准评估公司的做法。
规范伦理学
Normative ethics examines how people ought to live.
规范伦理学探讨人们应该如何生活。
规范框架
The new law provides a normative framework for data protection.
新法律为数据保护提供了规范框架。
规范表述
An opinion poll cannot tell us whether a normative statement is true.
民意调查无法告诉我们一个规范表述是否正确。
规范性期望
Society's normative expectations often shape individual behavior.
社会的规范性期望往往塑造个人行为。
规范性影响
Normative influence can cause people to conform to group pressure.
规范性影响会使人们屈从于群体压力。
Use normative naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 normative 拆成 norm（标准）+ ative，想象一把标着“标准”的尺子，用来衡量是否合乎规范。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、linguistics、law、philosophy 通常用于正式或学术语境，表示‘规范的、标准的’；在日常口语中不太常见，多见于学科讨论或书面表达。
None of these words rhyme exactly with normative /ˈnɒːmətiv/. Formative is the closest in spelling but typically has /ɔː/ instead of /ɒː/ in the stressed syllable. Creative shifts stress to the second syllable, and positive has a short /ɒ/ in the first syllable. Treat the -ative spelling as unreliable for pronunciation.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.