Something educative teaches you something. A trip, a film, a conversation, even a mistake can be educative if you come away knowing more, or seeing the world a little differently.

Something educative一個educative（有教育意義）的東西 teaches you something會讓你學到東西。A trip, a film, a conversation, even a mistake一趟旅行、一部電影、一場對話，甚至一個錯誤 can be educative都可能是educative的，if you come away knowing more如果你因此學到更多，or seeing the world a little differently或是對世界的看法有點不一樣了。

It is a quieter, more formal cousin of educational. Though actually, educational is the everyday word, and it often just means 'to do with school' — educational policy, educational toys.

It is a quieter, more formal cousin of educational它是educational的一個近親詞，語氣比較低調、比較正式。Though actually, educational is the everyday word不過其實，educational才是日常會用的字，and it often just means 'to do with school'而且它通常就只是「跟學校有關」的意思 — educational policy, educational toys像是educational policy（教育政策）、educational toys（教育類玩具）。

Educative is less about the school system and more about the effect: this thing formed you; it taught you.

Educative Educative這個字 is less about the school system講的比較不是學校制度，and more about the effect而是比較著重在效果上：this thing formed you這件事塑造了你；it taught you它教會了你什麼。

You will meet it in thoughtful writing more than in chat. People do not usually call a person educative; they call an experience, a book, or a moment educative.

You will meet it你會遇到這個字 in thoughtful writing在比較有深度的文章裡，more than in chat而不是在閒聊裡。People do not usually call a person educative大家通常不會說一個人是educative的；they call an experience, a book, or a moment educative而是說一段經歷、一本書，或一個瞬間是educative的。