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retentive

🇬🇧 UK/ri'tentiv/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Having the ability to retain or remember things well

记忆力强的,有保持力的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
tenthold, keep
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=retentive

Common Collocations

  • 1.retentive memory超强记忆力
  • 2.[highly retentive]记忆力极强的
  • 3.retentive mind善于记忆的头脑
  • 4.[retentive learner]记忆力强的学习者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She has a remarkably retentive memory and rarely forgets a face.

  • 2.

    His retentive mind allowed him to recall details from decades ago.

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