In linguistics, generative is used to describe linguistic theories or models which are based on the idea that a single set of rules can explain how all the possible sentences of a language are formed.
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. having the ability to produce or originate;
"generative power""generative forces"
2. producing new life or offspring;
"tXsXwhe reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions""the reproductive or generative organs"