prescriptivist
adjective language specialized uk/prɪˈskrɪp.tɪ.vɪst/ us/prɪˈskrɪp.tɪ.vɪst/
规约主义的
believing that there are correct and wrong ways to use language and that books about language should give rules to follow, rather than describing how language is really used
Some teachers hold to the prescriptivist view in the debate over usage and dictionaries. 在对使用法和词典的辩论中，一些教师坚持规约主义的观点。
traditional prescriptivist grammars 传统规约主义语法
Compare: descriptivist adjective
prescriptivist
noun [ C ] uk/prɪˈskrɪp.tɪ.vɪst/ us/prɪˈskrɪp.tɪ.vɪst/
language specialized规约主义者
someone who believes that there are correct and wrong ways to use language and that books about language should give rules to follow, rather than describing how language is really used
This "descriptive" approach to standard English raised the hackles of prescriptivists, who believed in established rules and a hierarchy of expression. 这一“描述主义”手法让规约主义者感到恼怒，他们相信已确立的规则和表述的等级。
Compare: descriptivist noun