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retentiveness

/ri-ten-tiv/US // rɪˈtɛn tɪv //UK // (rɪˈtɛntɪv) //

隐蔽性,缄默不语,沉默寡言,隐蔽性强

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stubborn顽固的,顽固,倔强,倔强的dogged执着的,执着,艰难的,坚定不移steadfast坚定不移的,坚定不移地,坚定不移,坚定的tough艰难的,艰难,坚韧,坚韧的resolute果断,坚毅的,坚毅,坚定的forceful有力的,强大的,有力,强有力的persistent持久性,持续性的,持久的,顽固的strong-willed坚强的意志,意志坚强,意志坚定的,意志坚定unswerving坚定不移,坚定不移地,坚定不移的,始终如一determined决心,坚定的,坚定不移,坚定不移地stout坚固的,粗壮的,粗壮,强壮的spunky活泼的,胖胖的,矮胖的,矮胖staunch坚定不移,坚定的,坚强的,坚定relentless不屈不挠的,不懈的,无情的,不屈不挠cohesive凝聚力强,凝聚力,有凝聚力的,凝聚力强的dry干,干燥的,干燥,干式absorptive吸收性,吸收性的,吸收性强,吸收型imbibing酗酒,饮酒,醉酒,醉翁之意不在酒penetrable可穿透的,可渗透的,可穿透性,可穿透permeable透水的,透水,可渗透的,通透性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : tending or serving to retain something.
    • : having power or capacity to retain.
    • : having power or ability to remember; having a good memory.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inmemory
Synonyms
consciousness意识,觉悟,觉悟性,思想意识mind思想,心灵,介意,脑子里recollection回忆,记忆,忆述,追忆remembrance纪念,缅怀,记忆,纪念活动thought思想,思考,思想方面,思想上anamnesis忆苦思甜,记忆,忆述,赦免awareness认识,意识,认知,觉悟cognizance认识,认知,承认,识别flashback闪回,倒叙,闪光,闪电memorization记忆,记忆力,背诵,记忆法mindfulness正念,注意力,心灵recall召回,回顾,回忆,追忆recapture夺回,收复,夺回武器,收回recognition认可,承认,确认,认识reflection反射,反映,反思,反照reminiscence回忆,回忆录,回忆过去,追忆retention保留,留存,留用,保留的权利retrospection回顾,回头看,回想,回溯subconsciousness潜意识,潜水意识,次意识camera-eyedead-eyemind's eye心灵的眼睛,心眼,心眼儿,心灵的眼眸
as inretention
Synonyms
recall召回,回顾,回忆,追忆recognition认可,承认,确认,认识recollection回忆,记忆,忆述,追忆remembrance纪念,缅怀,记忆,纪念活动

Examples

  • She had an extremely retentive memory, read well, and evinced great love of reading.

  • His knowledge of history, more especially of military history, was profound, and his memory was singularly retentive.

  • At the start he was blest with a most marvelous and retentive memory, and a keen sense of the practical side of life.

  • Success cannot be expected in a soil unduly retentive of moisture.

  • He had been tolerably well educated; and being fond of reading, with a retentive memory, he possessed a good deal of information.

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