Word · Frequency #27931
connective
/kəˈnektɪv/
adjective
连接的；联结的
Serving or tending to connect; connecting.
- 1.
Serving or tending to connect; connecting.
连接性的；起连接作用的。
- 2.
connecting or tending to connect
连接的；趋于连接的
连接性的；起连接作用的。；连接的；趋于连接的；易于连接的；连接的
In use
The connective tissue in the body holds organs and muscles in place.
Her role in the team is purely connective, linking different departments.
The artist used connective bridges of color to unify the two halves of the painting.
connective remarks between chapters
connective tissue in animals
Connections
Collocations
- connective tissue
- 结缔组织
- The surgeon carefully repaired the connective tissue around the joint.外科医生仔细修复了关节周围的结缔组织。
- connective fiber
- 连接纤维
- These connective fibers bind the muscles together.这些连接纤维将肌肉绑在一起。
- connective element
- 连接成分
- Language uses connective elements to join clauses.语言使用连接成分来连接分句。
- connective word
- 连接词
- Conjunctions are common connective words.连词是常见的连接词。
- connective function
- 连接功能
- This protein serves a connective function in the cell.这种蛋白质在细胞中起着连接功能。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 connect（连接）加 -ive 变成形容词，像胶水把物体粘在一起。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：解剖学/生物学、语言学/语法、学术或正式写作 connective 作形容词时表示“连接的、起连接作用的”，通常用于正式或专业语境，如 connective tissue（结缔组织）、connective words（连接词）；在日常口语中较少单独使用，更常见的表达是 connecting。
Grammar Note
通常置于名词前作定语，也可用于系动词后作表语
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɛktɪv/ 结尾，和 connective 的重读部分押韵：effective、collective、selective、respective、protective、corrective。注意不要混淆：connect /kəˈnɛkt/ 后没有 /ɪv/，connected /kəˈnɛktɪd/ 以 /ɪd/ 结尾，conjunctive /kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ 的重读元音也不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.