retentive
- IPA[rɪˈtɛntɪv]
英式
- (of a person's memory) effective in retaining facts and impressions;(of a substance) able to absorb and hold moisture
- 釋義
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形容詞
- 1. (of a person's memory) effective in retaining facts and impressions he had a highly retentive memory and was an accomplished speaker
- 2. (of a substance) able to absorb and hold moisture soil should be rich and moisture retentive
- ▪ serving to keep something in place.
- excessively orderly and fussy (supposedly owing to conflict over toilet-training in infancy).
- a person who is excessively orderly and fussy.
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a person) excessively orderly and fussy (supposedly owing to conflict over toilet-training ...
- a person who is excessively orderly and fussy.
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[rəˈten(t)iv]
美式
- (of a person's memory) having the ability to remember facts and impressions easily: he had a highly retentive memory and was an accomplished speaker
Oxford American Dictionary