descriptivism
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˈskrɪp.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/ us/dɪˈskrɪp.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/
language specialized（语言）描写主义
the belief that books about language should describe how language is really used, rather than giving rules to follow saying what is correct and not correct
There has been a blurring of the sharp distinction between descriptivism and prescriptivism in the writings of grammarians and lexicographers. 在语法学家和词典编撰者的著作中，语言描写主义和规定主义之间的明显差别已经变得模糊。
Compare: prescriptivism