giving useful information 提供有用信息的;给予知识的 The talk was both informative and entertaining. 这次谈话既长见识又饶有趣味。 Findings suggest that while television is more informative than the press, it is less persuasive. 调查结果表明,虽然电视比报纸信息量更大,但说服力更弱。
Extra ExamplesThe survey proved highly informative. 事实证明该项调查提供了极其丰富的信息。 The book is not very informative about local customs. 这本书没有提供太多有关当地风俗的知识。
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘formative, giving life or shape’): from medieval Latin informativus, from Latin informare ‘give form to, instruct’, from in- ‘into’ + forma ‘a form’.