Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #12662
additive
添加剂；添加物
A substance added to another substance or product to change or improve it.
- 1.
A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.
- 2.
something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
添加到食物、汽油、油漆或药物中以增强效果的物质
- 3.
A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor.
附加词；添加词；添加到食物、汽油、油漆或药物中以增强效果的物质；添加物
In use
Many processed foods contain artificial additives to improve flavor and shelf life.
Some gasoline additives help clean the engine and reduce emissions.
The painter used a special additive to make the paint dry faster.
additive in [noun]
This additive in paint improves durability.
油漆中的这种添加剂可提高耐久性。
food additive
常作为复合名词使用。
Many consumers avoid artificial food additives.
许多消费者避免使用人工食品添加剂。
additive used as [noun]
Connections
Collocations
- food additive
- 食品添加剂
- This food additive gives the candy its bright color.这种食品添加剂使糖果呈现出鲜艳的颜色。
- chemical additive
- 化学添加剂
- The water is treated with a chemical additive to prevent corrosion.这种水经过化学添加剂处理以防腐蚀。
- fuel additive
- 燃油添加剂
- A fuel additive can improve your car's engine performance.燃油添加剂可以改善汽车发动机的性能。
- paint additive
- 油漆添加剂
- This paint additive makes the coating dry faster.这种油漆添加剂使涂层干得更快。
- artificial additives
- 人工添加剂
- Many parents prefer snacks without artificial additives.许多家长更喜欢不含人工添加剂的零食。
- natural additives
Learner notes
Memory Tip
additive 以 add 开头，意为“加”，加到食物或油里的东西就是添加剂。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：food labels and consumer product information、industrial and chemical specifications、general discussions of processed foods 作为名词，additive 多用于指少量添加到食品、汽油、油漆或药品中以改善性能的物质；这一用法在食品标签和产品说明中很常见，属于中性偏正式的日常用语，不算口语化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 /ˈædətɪv/ 押韵的常用词。拼写相近的 addictive /əˈdɪktɪv/ 和 addition /əˈdɪʃən/ 读音差异很大；sedative /ˈsɛdətɪv/ 与它读音最接近，但重读元音不同（/ɛ/ 与 /æ/）。relative、sensitive 等 -itive 词也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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