(尤指法律语境)有证明力的;能作为证据的;有助于证明某事真伪的。(常与 value 连用:probative value “证明力/证据价值”)
/ˈproʊbəˌtɪv/
The email is probative of his intent to resign.
这封邮件对证明他有辞职意图很有帮助。
Although the witness sounded confident, the judge ruled that the statement had limited probative value and could mislead the jury.
尽管证人听起来很笃定,法官仍裁定该陈述的证明力有限,且可能误导陪审团。
来自拉丁语 probare,意为“测试、检验、证明”,与 prove(证明)同源;**-ative** 表示“具有……性质/倾向”的形容词后缀,因此 probative 就是“具有证明作用的”。