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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。
抑郁症患者
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
抑郁症患者
someone suffering psychological depression
She has been struggling with depressive symptoms.
她一直受到抑郁症状的困扰。
作名词指患抑郁症的人；形容词义为“抑郁的”，不在此条。
抑郁症患者。
A person suffering from depression.
A depressive may need extra support during stressful periods.
抑郁症患者在压力大的时期可能需要额外的支持。
Many depressives find comfort in talking to others who understand.
许多抑郁症患者从与理解他们的人交谈中获得安慰。
The charity provides free counseling for depressives in the community.
该慈善机构为社区中的抑郁症患者提供免费咨询。
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。
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。
The constant grey weather can be depressive.
持续的阴雨天气会令人压抑。
名词 depressive 指患抑郁症的人，复数形式是 depressives。
As a depressive, he knows the value of therapy.
作为一名抑郁症患者，他知道治疗的价值。
Not this
I feel depressive today.
Use this
I feel depressed today.
depressive 作形容词多指“抑郁性的、致抑郁的”（如 depressive disorder），而描述人“感到压抑、沮丧”的状态应使用过去分词形容词 depressed；feel 后接形容词表状态，所以要用 depressed。
Not this
He suffers from depressive.
Use this
He suffers from depression.
depressive 作名词时指“抑郁症患者”，不是疾病名称；表示“抑郁症”这种病应用不可数名词 depression，搭配 suffer from depression。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
慢性抑郁症患者
As a chronic depressive, she has learned to manage her condition.
作为慢性抑郁症患者，她学会了管理自己的病情。
躁郁症患者
The novel portrays a manic depressive struggling with daily life.
这部小说描绘了一个与日常生活抗争的躁郁症患者。
Use depressive naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.