adj.形成的,造型的,[语]构词用的
n.构词要素,用构词要素构成的词
the formative years of childhood
童年性格形成的时期
In the formative years their alliance carried all before it.
在草创阶段,他们的联盟所向披靡。
Parents have the greatest formative effect on their children's behaviour.
父母对孩子的行为有最深远的影响.