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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

denominative [dɪ 'nɑmə .netɪv] [dɪ 'nɔmɪnətɪv]
  1. 1. adjective (可)命名的,有名称的
  2. 2. adjective [grammar] 来自名词形容词
    To eye is a denominative verb.
    “to eye”中的eye是来自名词的动词
  3. 3. noun 来自名词形容词的词(尤指动词

Collins English-English Dictionary

denominative [dɪ'nɑmɪnətɪv]
  1. 1. adj giving or constituting a name; naming
  2. 2. adj [grammar] (of a word other than a noun) formed from or having the same form as a noun
  3. 3. adj (as noun)
    the verb ``to mushroom'' is a denominative

Examples

To eye is a denominative verb.
“to eye”中的eye是来自名词的动词。 denominative
the verb ``to mushroom'' is a denominative denominative

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