normative
gb/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv/ us/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv/
C1
英语
义项
0 个义项
adjective
formal
C1
property
1
Prescribing standards or rules
A normative rule, document, or idea says what should happen, not just what does happen.
用法模式：
normative [standard/framework/guidance/rule/principle]
常见错误：
Normative is often contrasted with descriptive: normative says what should be; descriptive says what is.
近义词
prescriptive (More strongly suggests giving specific rules or instructions.)
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standard-setting (Emphasizes creating or defining standards.)
反义词
descriptive (Describes how things are rather than how they should be.)
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nonprescriptive (Does not impose or recommend a standard.)
搭配
normative framework
|normative standard
|normative guidance
|normative rule
|normative principle
|normative authority
|normative force
|normative document
|normative system
|normative role
主题
law
|policy
|ethics
|education
|social_science
例句
- The report is not just descriptive; it gives normative guidance for schools.
- International human rights law provides a normative framework for judging state behavior.
- The policy has normative force even though it is not legally binding.
学习者例句
- The guide gives normative advice.
- A rule is normative when it tells people what they should do.
adjective
formal
C1
property
2
Based on value judgments
A normative idea includes an opinion about what is right, fair, or desirable.
用法模式：
normative [claim/question/judgment/assumption] about [something]
常见错误：
Do not use normative simply to mean normal in ordinary conversation; it usually means related to values or what should happen.
近义词
evaluative (Emphasizes judging value or quality.)
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value-laden (Suggests that values or assumptions are built into something.)
反义词
factual (Concerned with facts rather than values.)
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empirical (Based on observation or evidence rather than moral judgment.)
搭配
normative claim
|normative question
|normative judgment
|normative assumption
|normative argument
|normative theory
|normative ethics
|normative evaluation
|normative statement
|normative conclusion
主题
philosophy
|ethics
|politics
|economics
|social_science
例句
- Whether the city should ban cars downtown is a normative question.
- The word fair carries a normative judgment.
- Researchers tried to separate empirical findings from normative assumptions.
学习者例句
- Is this policy fair? That is a normative question.
- The word better is normative here.
adjective
formal
C1
property
3
Conforming to accepted norms
Something normative is treated as normal or expected in a particular group.
用法模式：
normative [behavior/pattern/expectation] for [a group/context]
常见错误：
In everyday speech, normal or typical is usually more natural unless you mean a social, cultural, or statistical norm.
近义词
conventional (Emphasizes following accepted customs.)
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typical (Less formal and more general.)
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standard (Emphasizes being used as a usual model or reference point.)
反义词
atypical (Not typical or expected.)
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nonnormative (Not fitting an accepted norm or standard.)
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unconventional (Not following usual customs or expectations.)
搭配
normative behavior
|normative expectations
|normative pattern
|normative practice
|normative pressure
|normative development
|normative data
|normative sample
|normative baseline
|normative age range
主题
sociology
|culture
|psychology
|behavior
|statistics
例句
- In many offices, replying to emails after hours has become normative.
- The study examined normative patterns of sleep among teenagers.
- What counts as normative family life has changed over time.
学习者例句
- In his school, wearing uniforms is normative.
- The chart shows normative growth for young children.
语法
词典原形
normative
IPA
GB/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv/
US/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv/
音节与重音
norm - at - ive （3 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (norm)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: normative
相关表达
normative claim
1/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv klˈeɪm/
fixed phrase
formal
Statement about what should be
A claim about what should happen or what is right.
例句
- Saying that governments should reduce inequality is a normative claim.
- The article supports its normative claims with moral arguments, not just statistics.
- We can agree on the facts but still disagree about the normative claim.
normative data
1/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv dˈætə/
fixed phrase
technical
Typical comparison data
Information showing what is typical for a group, used for comparison.
例句
- Clinicians compare a child's score with normative data for the same age group.
- The new test cannot be used widely until normative data are available.
- The researchers collected normative data from a large national sample.
normative economics
1/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv ˌɛkənˈɑmɪks/
fixed phrase
technical
Value-based economic analysis
Economics that discusses what economic choices or policies should be made.
例句
- Normative economics asks whether the government should raise the minimum wage.
- The sentence taxes should be lower belongs to normative economics, not positive economics.
- Her lecture distinguished between statistical evidence and normative economics.
normative ethics
1/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv ˈɛθɪks/
fixed phrase
technical
Study of moral standards
The study of what people morally should or should not do.
例句
- Normative ethics asks what makes an action right or wrong.
- The course covers utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, and other theories in normative ethics.
- Her research in normative ethics focuses on duties to future generations.
normative force
1/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv fˈɔɹs/
fixed phrase
formal
Authority to guide behavior
The power of a rule or reason to guide what people should do.
例句
- A promise has normative force because it gives someone a reason to act.
- The declaration was not legally binding, but it still had normative force.
- The court considered whether the guidelines carried any normative force.
normative framework
1/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv fɹˈeɪmwˌɚk/
fixed phrase
formal
Standards for judging actions
A system of standards that helps people decide what should be done.
例句
- The court used human rights treaties as a normative framework for its decision.
- The project needs a clear normative framework for responsible data use.
- Different cultures may apply different normative frameworks to the same issue.
normative question
1/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv kwˈɛst͡ʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
Question about what should happen
A question that asks what is right or what should be done.
例句
- Whether doctors should disclose every risk is a normative question.
- The data show what happened, but the normative question is what we ought to do next.
- Debates about punishment often begin with normative questions about justice.
normative social influence
1/nˈɔɹmɪtɪv sˈoʊʃəl ˈɪnfluəns/
fixed phrase
technical
Conforming to gain acceptance
Changing your behavior because you want a group to accept you.
例句
- Normative social influence can make people agree publicly with a group even when they privately disagree.
- Teenagers may follow a fashion because of normative social influence.
- The experiment showed the power of normative social influence in small groups.