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adoptive + noun (family member)
用于名词前，表示收养关系的
She grew up with her adoptive parents.
她由养父母抚养长大。
收养的；有收养关系的
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收养的；有收养关系的
related to or resulting from adoption
She grew up with her adoptive parents.
她由养父母抚养长大。
通过收养而具有亲属关系。
Related through adoption.
与收养有关的。
Pertaining to adoption.
She is their adoptive mother, but she loves them as her own.
她是他们的养母，但她爱他们如己出。
Adoptive parents go through a rigorous screening process.
养父母要经过严格的筛选程序。
He was raised by his adoptive family from a young age.
他从小由养家抚养长大。
用于名词前，表示收养关系的
She grew up with her adoptive parents.
她由养父母抚养长大。
They are an adoptive family.
他们是一个收养家庭。
He is her adoptive father.
他是她的养父。
Not this
He is an adoptive child.
Use this
He is an adopted child.
形容词'adoptive'用于描述养父母或收养关系，而孩子本身应用'adopted'，表示被收养的。
Not this
They adoptive a child.
Use this
They adopt a child.
动词形式应为'adopt'，而非形容词'adoptive'。注意词性：'adopt'是动词，'adoptive'是形容词。
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养父母
Her adoptive parents have always encouraged her.
她的养父母一直鼓励她。
养母
My adoptive mother works at a hospital.
我的养母在医院工作。
养父
His adoptive father taught him to play chess.
他的养父教他下棋。
收养家庭
They spent Christmas with their adoptive family.
他们和收养家庭一起过了圣诞节。
被收养的孩子
The program offers support for adoptive children.
这个项目为被收养的孩子提供支持。
收养之家
The baby was placed in a loving adoptive home.
这个婴儿被安置在一个充满爱的收养之家。
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adoptive 由 adopt（收养）+ ive 构成，联想：收养的父母就是 adoptive parents，记住这个形容词指“收养的”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：legal documents、family relationship discussions、everyday conversation 该词为中性词，正式与非正式场合都可用；在法律文件、家庭关系讨论及日常交谈中都比较常见（如 adoptive parents）。没有特别明显的语体限制。
通常用于名词前作定语
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