solicitous

🇬🇧 UK/sә'lisitәs/🇺🇸 US
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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-derived
solicitstem
+
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.

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