1. The psychologists insist, however, that they are not being prescriptive. 然而，心理学家坚称他们并非一味说教。
2. Prescriptive grammarians have been presented as blind adherents to a historical tradition. 严格规范的语法学家被描述为对历史传统的盲目追随者。
3. Implicitly or explicitly, American fashion addressed a democracy, whereas traditional Paris-based fashion was prescriptive and imposed on women, willing or not. 美国时装明着暗着都会强调民主，而以巴黎为基础的传统时装则是约定俗成的、不管女性愿不愿意强加于她们的。
4. This can be considered an appeal to descriptive linguistics rather than prescriptive linguistics. 这可以被认为是对描述性语言学而不是规范性语言学的一种诉求。
5. We need to be reactive rather than prescriptive. 我们需要的是顺应，而不是规定。
