Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #16274
depressive
抑郁症患者
核心释义
作名词指患抑郁症的人；形容词义为“抑郁的”，不在此条。
someone suffering psychological depression
- 1.
抑郁症患者。
A person suffering from depression.
抑郁症患者。
用法In use
A depressive may need extra support during stressful periods.
用法提示：depressive 是名词，作主语，指抑郁症患者。
Many depressives find comfort in talking to others who understand.
用法提示：depressives 是名词复数，作主语。
The charity provides free counseling for depressives in the community.
用法提示：depressives 是名词复数，作介词 for 的宾语。
depressive + noun
depressive 常作定语修饰名词，如 depressive disorder（抑郁障碍）、depressive illness（抑郁症）。
She has been struggling with depressive symptoms.
她一直受到抑郁症状的困扰。
be depressive
作表语时，depressive 描述某事物令人感到压抑或沉闷，主语通常不是人。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- major depressive disorder
- 重度抑郁症
- She was diagnosed with major depressive disorder at the age of 20.她在20岁时被诊断出患有重度抑郁症。
- depressive episode
- 抑郁发作
- He fell into a depressive episode after losing his job.他失业后陷入了一次抑郁发作。
- depressive symptoms
- 抑郁症状
- The doctor noted that her depressive symptoms improved after treatment.医生注意到她的抑郁症状在治疗后有所改善。
- depressive illness
- 抑郁性疾病
- Depressive illness can affect anyone, regardless of age.抑郁性疾病可能影响任何人，无论年龄大小。
- chronic depressive
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：depress 是“压下”，depressive 就像被低沉情绪压住的人，即抑郁症患者。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical writing、psychology articles、clinical discussions 该名词义项多用于医学或心理学专业语境，指“抑郁症患者”；在日常口语中较少见，较自然的说法是 someone with depression 或 a depressed person。使用时应避免给人贴标签的随意感。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 depressive 押韵：重读音节都是 /ɛ/，且都以 /sɪv/ 结尾（拼写多为 -essive）。注意 passive /ˈpæsɪv/、massive /ˈmæsɪv/ 等形近词元音是 /æ/，并不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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