early 15c., "that produces a (physical) quality," from Medieval Latin qualitativus "relating to quality," from stem of Latin qualitas "a quality, property, nature" (see quality). Meaning "concerned with quality" is from c. 1600 in English, from French qualitatif or Medieval Latin qualitativus. Related: Qualitatively.
双语例句
1. That's the whole difference between quantitative and qualitative research.
那就是定量研究和定性研究之间的重大差别。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Qualitative analysis shows that water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen.
定性分析表明水是由氢氧结合而成的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. There are qualitative differences in the way children and adults think.
孩子和成年人的思维方式有质的不同。
来自辞典例句
4. Arms races have a quantitative and a qualitative aspects.
军备竞赛具有数量和质量两个方面.
来自辞典例句
5. Qualitative simplification has been suggested in the form of triboelectric series.
