native [ nat = to be born 出生；-ive=>“ having to do with one's being born 与某人出生有关的”→]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. 他在纽约出生，所以美国是他的祖国。②inborn or natural 天生的 / The artist had an native talent for drawing. 那艺术家有绘画的天才。

下面是几个带-ative和-itive的形容词。

talkative [ talk v. 讲话；-ative→]a. tending to talk; fond of talking 健谈的;喜欢讲话的 / He became talkative over his second bottle of wine. 酒喝到第二瓶，他变得话多起来。

tentative [ tent = to try 试验；-ative=>“ having the quality of trying 具有试验性质的”→]a . done as a trial; experimental 试验性的；尝试的 / They have outlined a tentative plan for price reform. 他们已经初拟出物价改革的试验性方案。

competitive [compet (←compete) v. 竞争；-itive→] a. tending to compete 竞争的 / Great athletes are noted for their highly competitive spirit. 名运动员都以他们高昂的竞争精神而出名。

punitive [ pun = to punish 惩罚;-itive=>“ tending to punish 倾向于惩罚的”→]a. seeking to punish; giving punishment 给予惩罚的；惩罚性的 / The judge imposed a punitive sentence on the prisoner. 法官给该犯以惩罚性的判决。

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