On the spines of books shelved in certain libraries and bookstores you will see OATES but this is a descriptive term, this is not a noun.

在某些图书馆或书店里某些图书的书脊上，你会看见“欧茨”，但这里的“欧茨”不能作名词解，它是个描述性的词语。

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The objective of the "definition" is to provide a "descriptive" explanation of the term or phrase based on lexicographical practice of current usage.

给予“定义”的目的是按照词典编纂惯例为常用术语或短语提供一种“描述性”的解释。

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Descriptive statistics results suggest that the standard deviation of most counties 'forward premium increases with the term.

统计分析结果显示，大多数国家的远期溢价标准差具有随着期限延长而增大的趋势。

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"The continued reference throughout the booklet to the term "Roman Catholic" is not only a poor descriptive term that can dissuade people from identifying themselves, it is also overtly sectarian, " he said.

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The term is descriptive, and derives more from observation than any genuine insights about physiology.

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No longer a descriptive noun, "bubble" has become the default term for lazy writers seeking to explain what they cannot.

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