retentive

a. 保持的, 有保持力的, 记性好的

发音

其它 /ɹɪˈtɛntɪv/

词形变化

retentives 复数 retentives more retentive 比较级 most retentive 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    That which retains or confines; a restraint.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having power to retain.

    a soil that is highly retentive of rainwater

    1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mr Carlyle smiled his indulgence privately. "My dear chap, you mustn't let your retentive memory of obscure happenings run away with you," he remarked wisely.

  2. 2.

    Anal-retentive.

    俚语

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

long tenacious recollective

反义词 1

unretentive

近义相关 1

impermeable

参见 2

aware mindful

相关短语

anal retentive [网络] 肛门人格

词源

Borrowed from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus.

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