native [ nat = to be born 出生；-ive=>“ having to do with one's being born 與某人出生有關的”→]a. ① of the place of one's birth 出生地的 / He was born in New York，so America is his native country. 他在紐約出生，所以美國是他的祖國。②inborn or natural 天生的 / The artist had an native talent for drawing. 那藝術家有繪畫的天才。

下面是幾個帶-ative和-itive的形容詞。

talkative [ talk v. 講話；-ative→]a. tending to talk; fond of talking 健談的;喜歡講話的 / He became talkative over his second bottle of wine. 酒喝到第二瓶，他變得話多起來。

tentative [ tent = to try 試驗；-ative=>“ having the quality of trying 具有試驗性質的”→]a . done as a trial; experimental 試驗性的；嘗試的 / They have outlined a tentative plan for price reform. 他們已經初擬出物價改革的試驗性方案。

competitive [compet (←compete) v. 競爭；-itive→] a. tending to compete 競爭的 / Great athletes are noted for their highly competitive spirit. 名運動員都以他們高昂的競爭精神而出名。

punitive [ pun = to punish 懲罰;-itive=>“ tending to punish 傾向于懲罰的”→]a. seeking to punish; giving punishment 給予懲罰的；懲罰性的 / The judge imposed a punitive sentence on the prisoner. 法官給該犯以懲罰性的判決。

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