productive

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Pronunciation

/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. 1.The restructuring led to a more productive working environment, with fewer meetings and clearer decision-making authority.
  2. 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)