productive
Bridgezipf 4.22Pronunciation
/prəˈdʌktɪv/(pruh-DUK-tiv)
Part of speech
adjectiveneutral
Chinese
富有成效的;高效的(能够产生良好的成果或结果)
Definition
Producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, results, or ideas; achieving a significant amount.
Word family
- productivity/ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪti/(n)生产力;效率
- produce/prəˈdjuːs/(v)生产;产生
- production/prəˈdʌkʃən/(n)生产;制作
Collocations
- productive meeting
- highly productive
- productive relationship
- productive use of time
- productive workforce
- productive discussion
Examples
- 1.The restructuring led to a more productive working environment, with fewer meetings and clearer decision-making authority.
- 2.They spent three hours in productive discussion and left with a clear framework for the next phase.
Synonyms
- efficient/ɪˈfɪʃənt/— producing results without waste
- effective/ɪˈfektɪv/— producing the desired result
- fruitful/ˈfruːtfəl/— producing good results
Etymology
from Latin "productivus," from "producere" (to bring forth)