classificatory
/ˈkla-sə-fi-kə-ˌtȯr-ē kla-ˈsi-fə-; ˈkla-sə-fə-ˌkā-tə-rē/ (ame, mw)
classificatory — 形容詞
- classificatorypositive
- more classificatorycomparative
- most classificatorysuperlative
1. used for putting people, ideas, or things into groups based on shared features.
分類的
與分組歸類有關的
used for putting people, ideas, or things into groups based on shared features.
The survey used classificatory labels to group families by income level.
這份調查使用分類標籤，按收入高低把家庭分組。
classificatory + labels in research writing
Mina rejected the classificatory system because it ignored how people mixed languages at home.
Mina 反對那套分類系統，因為它忽略了人們在家裡混用語言的方式。
The museum replaced old classificatory terms with names visitors understood better.
博物館把舊的分類術語換成訪客更容易懂的名稱。
Professor Chen questioned the classificatory rules behind many school rankings.
Chen 教授質疑許多學校排名背後的分類規則。
The chapter is classificatory rather than historical, so it groups writers by theme.
這一章採分類式而非歷史式的寫法，所以它按主題替作家分組。
- taxonomic
more specific; usually used for biological or scientific classification
- categorical
broader; can mean based on fixed categories, not necessarily a formal system for sorting
- systematic
emphasizes an orderly method, not specifically the act of classifying into classes
- descriptive
focuses on describing features rather than arranging things into categories
文法句型
classificatory + noun
be classificatory rather than + adjective
用法筆記
Mostly used in formal or academic writing with nouns such as system, scheme, label, rule, and term. In everyday English, speakers often prefer 'classification system' or a phrase like 'used for sorting'.