Definition of retentive in English:

retentive

adjective rɪˈtɛntɪvrəˈtɛn(t)ɪv

1(of a person's memory) effective in retaining facts and impressions.
（记忆）能记住的；记忆力强的
he had a highly retentive memory and was an accomplished speaker
Example sentencesExamples
- You have much comprehension in your dealings with people, and an amazingly retentive memory.
- His retentive memory for dates was going to prove a great asset in his later career.
- The book is packed with little gems of wit and wisdom which often have nothing to do with English usage, but which disclose an extraordinarily lively and retentive intelligence, and make the book a pleasure to read.
- Giacometti had an exceptionally powerful and retentive visual memory, and his biographer attested to frequent instances of recollections decades old.
- She's very retentive of any facts about the culture, especially about the language.
- The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient; at others, so bewildered and so weak; and at others again, so tyrannical, so beyond control!
- Orwell's strong retentive memory for poetry is also suggested in a 1942 review of the first three of Eliot's Four Quartets.
- Anything material can be destroyed, but thought is retentive and has accumulated throughout Time.
- For Barthes, film animates the photograph, which for him is distensive and retentive, and draws the photograph forth into protensiveness.
Synonyms
good
2(of a substance) able to absorb and hold moisture.
（物质）能吸收和保持水分的
soil should be rich and moisture retentive
Example sentencesExamples
- Soils tend to be high in acid with a predominance of clay (25 per cent and more), low in pH, but well drained and moisture retentive.
- These mixes are light and water retentive, perfect for little seedlings on the go.
1. 2.1Medicine Serving to keep something in place.
  〔主医〕用于固位的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most children with encopresis have retentive encopresis, meaning that the soiling or seepage results because soft or liquid stool is leaking around firmer stool trapped in the colon.

Derivatives

retentively

adverb

He was a widely read man, and read retentively with great speed.
Example sentencesExamples
- Its method is designed to help you to learn to read more penetratingly and retentively, to think more clearly, to speak and write more articulately.

retentiveness

noun rɪˈtɛntɪvnəsrəˈtɛn(t)ɪvnəs

‘Progress, far from consisting in change,’ said the Spanish sage, ‘depends on retentiveness.’
Example sentencesExamples
- The statement occurs in a discussion of the idea of progress in which Santayana contends that progress is more about retentiveness than about change.
- The conservative philosopher, George Santayana, addressed the danger of the lack of em>retentiveness in response to what Leon Edel, Henry James's biographer, referred to as ‘America's cult of impermanence’.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French retentif, -ive or medieval Latin retentivus, from retent- 'held back', from the verb retinere (see retain).

Definition of retentive in US English:

retentive

adjectiverəˈten(t)ivrəˈtɛn(t)ɪv

1(of a person's memory) having the ability to remember facts and impressions easily.
（记忆）能记住的；记忆力强的
he had a highly retentive memory and was an accomplished speaker
Example sentencesExamples
- The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient; at others, so bewildered and so weak; and at others again, so tyrannical, so beyond control!
- For Barthes, film animates the photograph, which for him is distensive and retentive, and draws the photograph forth into protensiveness.
- You have much comprehension in your dealings with people, and an amazingly retentive memory.
- The book is packed with little gems of wit and wisdom which often have nothing to do with English usage, but which disclose an extraordinarily lively and retentive intelligence, and make the book a pleasure to read.
- She's very retentive of any facts about the culture, especially about the language.
- Anything material can be destroyed, but thought is retentive and has accumulated throughout Time.
- His retentive memory for dates was going to prove a great asset in his later career.
- Orwell's strong retentive memory for poetry is also suggested in a 1942 review of the first three of Eliot's Four Quartets.
- Giacometti had an exceptionally powerful and retentive visual memory, and his biographer attested to frequent instances of recollections decades old.
Synonyms
good
2(of a substance) able to absorb and hold moisture.
（物质）能吸收和保持水分的
soil should be rich and moisture retentive
Example sentencesExamples
- Soils tend to be high in acid with a predominance of clay (25 per cent and more), low in pH, but well drained and moisture retentive.
- These mixes are light and water retentive, perfect for little seedlings on the go.
1. 2.1Medicine Serving to keep something in place.
  〔主医〕用于固位的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most children with encopresis have retentive encopresis, meaning that the soiling or seepage results because soft or liquid stool is leaking around firmer stool trapped in the colon.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French retentif, -ive or medieval Latin retentivus, from retent- ‘held back’, from the verb retinere (see retain).

词汇	retentive
释义	Definition of retentive in English: retentive adjective rɪˈtɛntɪvrəˈtɛn(t)ɪv 1(of a person's memory) effective in retaining facts and impressions. （记忆）能记住的；记忆力强的 he had a highly retentive memory and was an accomplished speaker Example sentencesExamples You have much comprehension in your dealings with people, and an amazingly retentive memory. His retentive memory for dates was going to prove a great asset in his later career. The book is packed with little gems of wit and wisdom which often have nothing to do with English usage, but which disclose an extraordinarily lively and retentive intelligence, and make the book a pleasure to read. Giacometti had an exceptionally powerful and retentive visual memory, and his biographer attested to frequent instances of recollections decades old. She's very retentive of any facts about the culture, especially about the language. The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient; at others, so bewildered and so weak; and at others again, so tyrannical, so beyond control! Orwell's strong retentive memory for poetry is also suggested in a 1942 review of the first three of Eliot's Four Quartets. Anything material can be destroyed, but thought is retentive and has accumulated throughout Time. For Barthes, film animates the photograph, which for him is distensive and retentive, and draws the photograph forth into protensiveness. Synonyms good 2(of a substance) able to absorb and hold moisture. （物质）能吸收和保持水分的 soil should be rich and moisture retentive Example sentencesExamples Soils tend to be high in acid with a predominance of clay (25 per cent and more), low in pH, but well drained and moisture retentive. These mixes are light and water retentive, perfect for little seedlings on the go. 2.1Medicine Serving to keep something in place. 〔主医〕用于固位的 Example sentencesExamples Most children with encopresis have retentive encopresis, meaning that the soiling or seepage results because soft or liquid stool is leaking around firmer stool trapped in the colon. Derivatives retentively adverb He was a widely read man, and read retentively with great speed. Example sentencesExamples Its method is designed to help you to learn to read more penetratingly and retentively, to think more clearly, to speak and write more articulately. retentiveness noun rɪˈtɛntɪvnəsrəˈtɛn(t)ɪvnəs ‘Progress, far from consisting in change,’ said the Spanish sage, ‘depends on retentiveness.’ Example sentencesExamples The statement occurs in a discussion of the idea of progress in which Santayana contends that progress is more about retentiveness than about change. The conservative philosopher, George Santayana, addressed the danger of the lack of em>retentiveness in response to what Leon Edel, Henry James's biographer, referred to as ‘America's cult of impermanence’. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French retentif, -ive or medieval Latin retentivus, from retent- 'held back', from the verb retinere (see retain). Definition of retentive in US English: retentive adjectiverəˈten(t)ivrəˈtɛn(t)ɪv 1(of a person's memory) having the ability to remember facts and impressions easily. （记忆）能记住的；记忆力强的 he had a highly retentive memory and was an accomplished speaker Example sentencesExamples The memory is sometimes so retentive, so serviceable, so obedient; at others, so bewildered and so weak; and at others again, so tyrannical, so beyond control! For Barthes, film animates the photograph, which for him is distensive and retentive, and draws the photograph forth into protensiveness. You have much comprehension in your dealings with people, and an amazingly retentive memory. The book is packed with little gems of wit and wisdom which often have nothing to do with English usage, but which disclose an extraordinarily lively and retentive intelligence, and make the book a pleasure to read. She's very retentive of any facts about the culture, especially about the language. Anything material can be destroyed, but thought is retentive and has accumulated throughout Time. His retentive memory for dates was going to prove a great asset in his later career. Orwell's strong retentive memory for poetry is also suggested in a 1942 review of the first three of Eliot's Four Quartets. Giacometti had an exceptionally powerful and retentive visual memory, and his biographer attested to frequent instances of recollections decades old. Synonyms good 2(of a substance) able to absorb and hold moisture. （物质）能吸收和保持水分的 soil should be rich and moisture retentive Example sentencesExamples Soils tend to be high in acid with a predominance of clay (25 per cent and more), low in pH, but well drained and moisture retentive. These mixes are light and water retentive, perfect for little seedlings on the go. 2.1Medicine Serving to keep something in place. 〔主医〕用于固位的 Example sentencesExamples Most children with encopresis have retentive encopresis, meaning that the soiling or seepage results because soft or liquid stool is leaking around firmer stool trapped in the colon. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French retentif, -ive or medieval Latin retentivus, from retent- ‘held back’, from the verb retinere (see retain).
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