Word · Frequency #8246
developmental
发展的；与发育有关的
relating to or involved in development
- 1.
Related to development.
与发展相关的。
与发展相关的。；发展的；进化的；启发的；[医] 发育的
In use
The child's developmental milestones, such as walking and talking, are progressing normally.
The company's developmental strategy focuses on expanding into emerging markets.
Researchers are studying the developmental stages of language acquisition in infants.
developmental + noun
developmental常用于医学、心理学领域，修饰stage, disorder, milestone等名词。
The child is going through important developmental stages.
这个孩子正在经历重要的发育阶段。
be + developmental
用于强调某事物与发育过程相关，常用于对比正常与异常。
These changes are purely developmental and not pathological.
这些变化纯粹是发育性的，并非病理性的。
Common mistakes
developmental countriesdeveloping countries
Developmental 是形容词，意为‘发展的’或‘发育的’，通常修饰过程或阶段；而 developing 是现在分词作形容词，意为‘发展中的’，用于描述正在发展的国家、经济体等。应使用 developing 来修饰 countries。
The developmental of the projectThe development of the project
Developmental 是形容词，不能用作名词表示‘发展’这个概念。正确名词形式是 development。
Connections
Collocations
- developmental stages
- 发展阶段
- Children go through various developmental stages as they grow.儿童在成长过程中经历不同的发展阶段。
- developmental process
- 发育过程
- The developmental process is influenced by both genetics and environment.发育过程受遗传和环境的共同影响。
- developmental milestones
- 发展里程碑
- Doctors track a child's developmental milestones to ensure healthy growth.医生追踪儿童的发展里程碑以确保健康成长。
- developmental delay
- 发育迟缓
- Early intervention is crucial for children with developmental delays.早期干预对发育迟缓的儿童至关重要。
- developmental disorders
- 发育障碍
- Autism is one of the most common developmental disorders.自闭症是最常见的发育障碍之一。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Develop（发展）+ mental（心智）→ 发展的，与发育有关的
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：developmental biology、child development、education developmental 为中性偏正式词汇，多用于学术和专业技术语境，如生物学、心理学和教育学等领域，日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
常作定语，修饰名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words all rhyme perfectly with 'developmental' because they share the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /ntl/ with stress on the same syllable (-men-). Words like 'mental' (/ˈmen.tl/) share the ending but have first-syllable stress, so they are not perfect rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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