instructive
gb/ɪnstɹˈʌktɪv/ us/ɪnstɹˈʌktɪv/
B2
Engleză
~ 8600
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
formal
B2
property
1
providing useful information or insight
Giving good information that helps you learn or understand something better.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is instructive for [someone] / it is instructive to [do something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "instructive" with "instructional". "Instructional" usually describes materials or things made for teaching (an instructional video, instructional design), while "instructive" describes anything that helps you learn or understand, even by accident. Learners may also say *"instructive of"* by copying patterns like "indicative of"; in natural English you usually say "instructive for [someone]" or "it is instructive to [do something]".
Sinonime
educational (Often used for things designed for teaching (courses, materials), while "instructive" can describe any experience that helps you learn.)
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informative (Focuses on giving a lot of information; "instructive" suggests that the information clearly helps understanding or learning.)
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illuminating (Suggests that something suddenly makes a topic much clearer; slightly more literary than "instructive".)
Antonime
uninformative (Does not give useful information, the opposite of something that is instructive.)
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misleading (Gives information that leads to wrong ideas, the opposite of helping someone understand correctly.)
Colocații
highly instructive
|instructive example
|instructive comparison
|prove instructive
|historically instructive
|politically instructive
Teme
education
|communication
|thinking
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The report was highly instructive, highlighting both the successes and the failures of the project.
- Watching how children use the app can be very instructive for designers.
- Her talk on climate change was short but extremely instructive.
- The documentary offers an instructive overview of the history of the conflict.
- It was instructive to see how quickly the rumor spread on social media.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The class today was very instructive.
- This book is short but very instructive.
- The video is instructive for new workers.
- It is instructive to see how they solve the problem.
- The teacher gave an instructive example in the lesson.
adjective
formal
C1
property
2
giving a clear lesson or warning
Teaching you something by giving a strong example, often by showing a problem or mistake.
Tipar de utilizare:
[event/situation] is instructive as [a lesson/example]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize that "instructive" can be used for negative events, such as failures or accidents, to show that people learned an important lesson from them.
Sinonime
revealing (Shows something important that was not clear before; "instructive" emphasizes that you can learn a clear lesson from it.)
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cautionary (Focuses on warning against danger or mistakes; "instructive" can be neutral, not only about dangers.)
Antonime
pointless (Suggests that nothing can be learned from the event, opposite of something that gives a clear lesson.)
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inconclusive (Does not lead to a clear result or lesson, unlike an instructive example or case.)
Colocații
instructive lesson
|instructive failure
|instructive case
|instructive story
Teme
education
|society
|analysis
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The failed product launch was an instructive failure for the startup.
- His mistake was instructive, showing the risks of moving too quickly into a new market.
- The case is instructive as a reminder that privacy laws still have serious gaps.
- Their defeat was instructive for other teams that tried the same risky strategy.
- The scandal proved instructive, exposing how weak the internal controls really were.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The accident was very instructive for the company.
- His big mistake was instructive to me, because I learned what not to do.
- The bad game was sad, but it was instructive for the players.
- This story is instructive as a lesson about trust.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
instructive
IPA
GB/ɪnstɹˈʌktɪv/
US/ɪnstɹˈʌktɪv/
Silabe și accent
in - struct - ive (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (struct)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: instructive
Familie de cuvinte
Core family
Related words
instructional
adjective C1
instructively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
uninstructive
adjective
Advanced or less common
instructiveness
noun
Expresii
it is instructive to compare
1/ˈɪt ˈɪz ɪnstɹˈʌktɪv tə kəmpˈɛɹ/
fixed phrase
formal
introducing a helpful comparison
Used before comparing things in order to help people understand them better.
Exemple
- It is instructive to compare these figures with last year's sales.
- It is instructive to compare how different countries responded to the crisis.
- It is instructive to compare students' scores before and after the new program.
it is instructive to note
1/ˈɪt ˈɪz ɪnstɹˈʌktɪv tə nˈoʊt/
fixed phrase
formal
introducing a helpful observation
Used before giving information that helps people understand or see something more clearly.
Exemple
- It is instructive to note that most customers chose the cheaper option.
- It is instructive to note how the tone of the debate changed after the announcement.
- It is instructive to note that these results are similar to earlier studies.