Word · Frequency #21113
adoptive
收养的；有收养关系的
related to or resulting from adoption
- 1.
Related through adoption.
通过收养而具有亲属关系。
- 2.
Pertaining to adoption.
与收养有关的。
通过收养而具有亲属关系。；与收养有关的。；有收养关系的；采用的；[法] 收养的；采用的
In use
She is their adoptive mother, but she loves them as her own.
Adoptive parents go through a rigorous screening process.
He was raised by his adoptive family from a young age.
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。
adoptive + noun (family unit)
They are an adoptive family.
他们是一个收养家庭。
adoptive + noun (specific relative)
He is her adoptive father.
Connections
Collocations
- adoptive parents
- 养父母
- Her adoptive parents have always encouraged her.她的养父母一直鼓励她。
- adoptive mother
- 养母
- My adoptive mother works at a hospital.我的养母在医院工作。
- adoptive father
- 养父
- His adoptive father taught him to play chess.他的养父教他下棋。
- adoptive family
- 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。
- adoptive child
- 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。
- adoptive home
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
通常用于名词前作定语
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with adoptive (/əˈdɒptɪv/). Lookalikes that sound different: adaptive /əˈdæptɪv/ (vowel /æ/), captive /ˈkæptɪv/ (stress and vowel), receptive /rɪˈsɛptɪv/ and perceptive /pəˈsɛptɪv/ (vowel /ɛ/ and /s/ before /p/), option /ˈɒpʃən/ (spelling <opt> but /pʃ/), while adopt /əˈdɒpt/ matches the first syllable but not the /ɪv/ ending.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.