Word
retentiveness
/rɪˈtentɪvnɪs/
noun
记性；保持力
The quality of being retentive, especially having a good memory or holding capacity.
- 1.
The state of being retentive.
保持力；记忆力。
保持力；记忆力。；有记性; 记性强; 保持力; 好记性
In use
Her retentiveness for historical dates impressed the teacher.
The retentiveness of the soil helps it hold moisture during droughts.
His retentiveness in learning new vocabulary words is remarkable.
adjective + retentiveness
retentiveness 前常用形容词如 great, remarkable, poor 等修饰。
Her remarkable retentiveness helped her ace the exam.
她惊人的记忆力帮助她考了满分。
have + retentiveness
He has an incredible retentiveness for names.
他对名字有惊人的记忆力。
retentiveness for/of + noun
介词 for 或 of 均可，表示某方面的保持力。
The job requires retentiveness for complex data.
这份工作需要记住复杂数据的能力。
Common mistakes
He has a good retentive.He has good retentiveness.
错误地将形容词'retentive'用作名词。应使用抽象名词'retentiveness'表示'记性好'。
His retentiveness are good.His retentiveness is good.
不可数名词'retentiveness'应与单数动词搭配。
Connections
Confusing words
- retention
- 保留；记忆力 · retention指行为或状态，而retentiveness指质量或能力
- retentivity
- 保持力；回火性 · retentivity常用于物理或工程领域，而retentiveness更常用于记忆
- retentive
- 记性好的；保持的 · retentive是形容词，而retentiveness是名词，不可互换
Learner notes
Grammar Note
抽象名词，不可数
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.