having a useful and helpful effect rather than being negative or with no purpose 建設性的;有助益的;積極的 constructive criticism/suggestions/advice 建設性的批評/提議/忠告 His work involved helping hyperactive children to use their energy in a constructive way. 他的工作包括幫助患有多動症的兒童建設性地利用他們的精力。 The government is encouraging all parties to play a constructive role in the reform process. 政府鼓勵所有的政黨在改革過程中發揮建設性的作用。 You should always welcome constructive criticism of your work. 你應該總是欣然地接受别人對你工作的建設性批評。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryConstructive is used with these nouns:- advice
- comment
- criticism
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Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense not obvious): from late Latin constructivus, from Latin construct- ‘heap together’, from the verb construere, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.