Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #16274
depressives
抑郁症患者
depressives is the plural of depressive.
someone suffering psychological depression
作名词指患抑郁症的人；形容词义为“抑郁的”，不在此条。
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A person suffering from depression.
抑郁症患者。
抑郁症患者。；压抑的；压下的
In use
A depressive may need extra support during stressful periods.
Many depressives find comfort in talking to others who understand.
The charity provides free counseling for depressives in the community.
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。
The constant grey weather can be depressive.
持续的阴雨天气会令人压抑。
a depressive
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。
Common mistakes
I feel depressive today.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。
He suffers from depressive.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。
Connections
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
- 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。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
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