形容詞 qualitative:

1. involving distinctions based on qualities
2. relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities

qual.i.ta.tive

adj.Abbr. qual.（形容詞）縮寫 qual.
Of, relating to, or concerning quality.
性質(zhì)的、品質(zhì)的：性質(zhì)的、有關(guān)性質(zhì)的或涉及品質(zhì)的

來源：
Middle English [producing a primary quality]
中古英語 [產(chǎn)生一種原始的特性]
from Medieval Latin qu3lit3tovus
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 qu3lit3tovus
from Late Latin [qualitative]
源自 后期拉丁語 [質(zhì)的]
from Latin qu3lit3s qualit3t- [quality] * see quality
源自 拉丁語 qu3lit3s qualit3t- [本質(zhì)，特性] *參見 quality

【引伸】
qual.ita.tively
adv.（副詞）