English-Thai Dictionary

constructive

ADJ ที่ ช่วย ให้ พัฒนา ขึ้น  ที่ เป็นไป ใน ทาง สร้างสรรค์  formative positive ti-chuai-hai-phad-ta-na-kuen

 

constructive

ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ โครงสร้าง  ti-kiao-kab-krong-sang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSTRUCTIVE

a.By construction; created or deduced by construction, or mode of interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred; as constructive treason. Stipulations, expressed or implied, formal or constructive.

 

CONSTRUCTIVELY

adv. In a constructive manner; by way of construction or interpretation; by fair inference. A neutral must have notice of a blockade, either actually by a formal information, or constructively by notice to his government.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONSTRUCTIVE

Con *struct "ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. constructif. ]

 

1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power. The constructive fingers of Watts. Emerson.

 

2. Derived from, or depending on, construction or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred. Constructive crimes (Law ), acts having effects analogous to those of some statutory or common law crimes; as, constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer recognized by the courts. -- Constructive notice, notice imputed by construction of law. -- Constructive trust, a trust which may be assumed to exist, though no actual mention of it be made.

 

CONSTRUCTIVELY

CONSTRUCTIVELY Con *struct "ive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a constructive manner; by construction or inference. A neutral must have notice of a blockade, either actually by a formal information, or constructively by notice to his government. Kent.

 

CONSTRUCTIVENESS

CONSTRUCTIVENESS Con *struct "ive *ness, n.

 

1. Tendency or ability to form or construct.

 

2. (Phren.)

 

Defn: The faculty which enables one to construct, as in mechanical, artistic, or literary matters.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

constructive

con struc tive |kənˈstrəktiv kənˈstrəktɪv | ▶adjective 1 serving a useful purpose; tending to build up: constructive criticism. 2 Law derived by inference; implied by operation of law; not obvious or explicit: constructive liability. 3 Mathematics relating to, based on, or denoting mathematical proofs that show how an entity may in principle be constructed or arrived at in a finite number of steps. DERIVATIVES con struc tive ly adverb, con struc tive ness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. ( sense 2 ): from late Latin constructivus, from Latin construct- ‘heaped together, ’ from the verb construere (see construct ).

 

constructive dismissal

con |struct |ive dis |mis ¦sal ▶noun [ mass noun ] the changing of an employee's job or working conditions with the aim of forcing their resignation.

 

Oxford Dictionary

constructive

con |struct |ive |kənˈstrʌktɪv | ▶adjective 1 having or intended to have a useful or beneficial purpose: constructive advice. 2 Law not obvious or stated explicitly; derived by inference: constructive liability. 3 Mathematics relating to, based on, or denoting mathematical proofs which show how an entity may in principle be constructed or arrived at in a finite number of steps. DERIVATIVES constructively adverb, constructiveness noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): from late Latin constructivus, from Latin construct- ‘heap together ’, from the verb construere (see construct ).

 

constructive dismissal

con |struct |ive dis |mis ¦sal ▶noun [ mass noun ] the changing of an employee's job or working conditions with the aim of forcing their resignation.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

constructive

constructive adjective constructive criticism: useful, helpful, productive, positive, encouraging; practical, valuable, profitable, worthwhile.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

constructive

constructive adjective he described the talks as fruitful and constructive: positive, useful, of use, helpful, encouraging; productive, practical, valuable, profitable, worthwhile, effective, beneficial, advantageous. ANTONYMS destructive, negative.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

constructive

con struc tive /kənstrʌ́ktɪv /→construct 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈批評 助言 議論などが 〉建設的な , 前向きな (↔destructive ); 良い結果をもたらしそうな ▸ The criticism is very constructive .その批評は大変建設的だ 2 構造 (上 )の .3 推定による , 解釈上の .～ly 副詞 建設的に, 前向きに .～ness 名詞