/ dI5stINktIv; dI`stINktIv/ adj ~ (of sth) that distinguishes sth by making it different from others 特别的; 有特色的: a distinctive appearance, style, smell 特殊的外表﹑ 风格﹑ 气味 * Long complex sentences are distinctive of Henry James's later style. 亨利?詹姆斯晚期作品的风格特色是擅长使用长复合句. > distinctively adv: distinctively coloured 有特殊色彩的. distinctiveness n [U].