solicitous
UK/sә'lisitәs/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Showing careful and attentive concern or care for someone; anxiously eager.
关切的；热切关心的；殷切的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsolicitstem
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=solicitous
Common Collocations
- 1.solicitous manner体贴的态度
- 2.solicitous concern殷切的关怀
- 3.[solicitous attention]细心的照顾
- 4.solicitous of someone's welfare关心某人的福祉
Example Sentences
- 1.
The nurse was solicitous about the elderly patient's comfort throughout the night.
- 2.
He was solicitous of his mentor's opinion before submitting the research paper.
- 3.
Her solicitous manner made the new employees feel genuinely welcomed.