Formative Meaning in English

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释义

Something is 'formative' if it strongly influences the development or growth of a person, idea, or thing, especially in early stages.

用法与细微差别

Most often used in formal or academic contexts—'formative years', 'formative experience'. Refers to strong, long-term influence during early stages. Not usually used for physical shapes ('form' as in shape is unrelated here).

Spanish: formativo - de formación Portuguese (BR): formativo Portuguese (PT): formativo Chinese (Simplified): 形成性的 - 有影响力的 Chinese (Traditional): 形成性的 - 有影響力的 Hindi: निर्माणकारी - गठनकारी Arabic: تكويني - مُشَكِّل Bengali: গঠনমূলক - বিকাশ-উপযোগী Russian: формирующий - формативный Japanese: 形成的 - 重要な成長期の Vietnamese: hình thành - có tính định hình Korean: 형성기의 - 발달에 영향을 주는 Turkish: biçimlendirici - şekillendirici Urdu: تشکیلی - نشوونما کے لیے اہم Indonesian: pembentukan - yang membentuk

例句

Your formative years are important for your character.

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The teacher had a formative influence on her students.

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Traveling abroad was a formative experience for him.

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Those early jobs were really formative for my career.

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High school was a formative period where I discovered my interests.

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Living alone for the first time was a truly formative chapter in my life.

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