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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

formative ['fɔːmətɪv]
  1. 1. adjective [+influence, experience] 形成的
    one's formative years
    性格形成时期

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

formative [ 'fɔrmətɪv] [ 'fɔːmətɪv]
  1. 1. adjective 使成形的，有助于形成或发展的，造型的
    the formative influence of a teacher
    教师对学生成长的影响
  2. 2. adjective 形成的，构成的；发展的
    a child's formative years
    孩子形成性格的时期
  3. 3. adjective [linguistics] 构词的（如前缀或后缀）
  4. 4. noun [linguistics] 构形成分（如前缀或后缀）

Collins English-English Dictionary

formative ['fɔːmətɪv]
  1. 1. adj of or relating to formation, development, or growth
    formative years
  2. 2. adj shaping; moulding
    a formative experience
  3. 3. adj (of tissues and cells in certain parts of an organism) capable of growth and differentiation
  4. 4. adj functioning in the formation of derived, inflected, or compound words
  5. 5. n an inflectional or derivational affix
  6. 6. n (in generative grammar) any of the minimum units of a sentence that have syntactic function
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Examples

the formative influence of a teacher
教师对学生成长的影响 → formative
a child's formative years
孩子形成性格的时期 → formative
one's formative years
性格形成时期 → formative
formative years → formative
a formative experience → formative

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