normative

規範的な

現実を説明するのでなく、人の行動や物事のあるべき姿を示す。

やさしい英語で： Saying how people should act or how things should be, rather than describing what happens.

• This is a normative claim about fairness.
• Normative grammar tells people how they should use language.
• Her argument is normative: it explains what governments ought to do.

類義語： prescriptive

反対語： descriptive

よく使う表現： normative grammar, normative claim, normative judgment

規範的な

物事を判断する際の規則や基準に関わる。

やさしい英語で： Connected with the rules or standards used to judge things.

• The study examines the law’s normative basis.
• These normative criteria help us judge the policy.
• The debate concerns the normative framework of medical ethics.

よく使う表現： normative framework, normative criteria, normative standards

規範に沿った

集団が普通だ、または望ましいと考える行動や基準に合っている。

やさしい英語で： Matching the behavior or standards that a group considers normal or acceptable.

• Such behavior is normative within this community.
• The survey describes normative family practices in the region.
• What seems normative in one culture may seem unusual in another.

類義語： conforming, conventional

反対語： nonconforming

よく使う表現： normative behavior, normative practice

規則、規範

認められた基準を保つために、従うことを義務づけられる規則。

やさしい英語で： A rule imposed to maintain an accepted standard.

• The authority introduced a new normative.
• These normatives preserve established professional standards.
• The institution enforces each normative through regular inspections.

類義語： regulation, rule

よく使う表現： a legal normative, an institutional normative