formative
UK ['fɔ:.mə.tɪv] US ['fɔ:r.mə.tˌɪv] adjective formal
■relating to the time when someone or something is starting to develop in character 形成的；发展的；性格形成时期的•She spent her formative years in Africa.她在非洲渡过了性格形成时期。 •a formative experience性格形成时期的一段经历 •a formative period性格形成时期 |