The process is both descriptive and prescriptive.

这个过程既是描述性的，也是规定性的。

But being too prescriptive about what they should say risks making the entire exercise look insincere.

但是对于他们应该说什么管得太严冒险地让整个活动看起来不真诚。

Believing in good grammar is inherently prescriptive.

相信良好的语法本质上是规定性的。

Which ones are prescriptive and which ones should you ignore?

哪些是规定性的，哪些应该忽略？

And in my writing, I'm much more comfortable being descriptive, not prescriptive.

在我的写作中，我更愿意描述性，而不是规定性。

But it is a true piece of data that's observational and not prescriptive.

但这是一个真实的数据，是观察性的而不是规定性的。

My first insight is that this data is descriptive, not prescriptive; it's a representation of how things are but not how they should be.

我的第一个见解是，这些是描述性数据，而不是规范性数据；它代表了事物的现状，而不是它们应该是怎样。

It's too early to institute prescriptive policies about how students can use the tech.

现在就学生如何使用这项技术制定规定性政策还为时过早。

She throws out provocative questions and does not become too prescriptive — the mark of a good book.

她抛出挑衅性的问题， 并且不会变得过于规范——这是一本好书的标志。

Now, we've been talking about roles as though they’re prescriptive, or that they totally determine our behavior.

现在，我们一直在谈论角色，就好像它们是规定性的，或者它们完全决定了我们的行为。