Word · Frequency #25588
vegetative
呆板单调的；缺乏生气的
核心释义
指人的生活缺乏活动与变化，常含贬义。
of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
- 1.
植物的或与植物有关的；特别是与植物生长有关的。
Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
- 2.
与生长、营养和无性繁殖等功能有关的,而非与有性繁殖有关的。
Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.
- 3.
身体上不活动的；缺乏体力活动的。
Physically inactive.
- 4.
大脑功能受损的状态,患者能对某些刺激作出反应但不能自主活动。
Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.
植物性的；植物神经的；植物的或与植物有关的；特别是与植物生长有关的。；与生长、营养和无性繁殖等功能有关的,而非与有性繁殖有关的。；身体上不活动的；缺乏体力活动的。；大脑功能受损的状态,患者能对某些刺激作出反应但不能自主活动。
用法In use
After he retired, his life became a vegetative routine of meals, naps, and television.
用法提示：vegetative 作定语修饰 routine，表示生活被动、单调而缺乏变化。
She complained that her job had become vegetative, with the same dull tasks every day.
用法提示：vegetative 作表语，描述工作变得被动、令人厌倦。
The long winter made them feel they were living a vegetative existence, with nothing to look forward to.
用法提示：vegetative 作定语修饰 existence，强调生活缺乏活力和精神刺激。
in a vegetative state
常与 remain、be 等连用，指大脑无意识活动但生命体征持续的状态。
The patient has been in a vegetative state for three years.
那位病人已经处于植物人状态三年了。
vegetative reproduction
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- vegetative state
- 植物人状态
- After the accident, he remained in a vegetative state for years.事故后，他多年来一直处于植物人状态。
- vegetative propagation
- 营养繁殖；无性繁殖
- Many plants spread through vegetative propagation.许多植物通过营养繁殖传播。
- vegetative growth
- 营养生长
- The plant's vegetative growth slowed in winter.这种植物在冬季营养生长减慢。
- vegetative functions
- 植物性功能；自主功能
- The injury affected his vegetative functions such as breathing and digestion.受伤影响了他的植物性功能，如呼吸和消化。
- vegetative organs
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
开头 veg 像 vegetable（蔬菜），联想蔬菜不会动：vegetative 形容像植物一样被动单调、只靠本能维持生命的状态。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical writing、formal literary prose 该词通常用于正式或书面语境。在医学或健康话题中，多用于描述与自主身体功能或‘植物状态’相关的含义；在文学或评论中，多用于形容生活单调、缺乏生气。日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes exactly with ˈvedʒitətiv. Relative, meditative, and qualitative share the spelling '-ative'; sensitive, positive, and cognitive share '-itive'. Their stressed vowels and following sounds differ, so only the final /tɪv/ sounds the same.
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