Qualitative means relating to the nature or stardand of something, rather than to its quantity.
例句
There are qualitative differences in the way children and adults think...孩子和成年人的思維方式有質的不同。That's the whole difference between quantitative and qualitative research.那就是定量研究和定性研究之間的重大差別。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
定性的, 性質(上)的; 質量的
Qualitative analysis shows that water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen.定性分析表明水是由氫氧結合而成的。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. involving distinctions based on qualities;
"qualitative change""qualitative data""qualitative analysis determines the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
2. relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities