retentive
英 [rɪ'tentɪv]
美 [rɪ'tɛntɪv]
GRE TOEFL
1. re- "back" + tent- + -ive.
2. => hold back, keep back.
3. => continue keeping, keep possession of, keep in the mind.
- retentive (adj.)
- late 14c., "able to hold or keep" (mental or physical), from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from past participle stem of Latin retinere (see retain). Related: Retentively; retentiveness.
- 1. Luke had an amazingly retentive memory.
- 卢克记忆力惊人。
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- 2. He is a scholar who has wide learning and a retentive memory.
- 他是一位博闻强记的学者.
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- 3. He has a very retentive memory.
- 他有非常强的记忆力.
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- 4. Is good intention affection how retentive?
- 好心情是怎么样保持的?
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- 5. Conclusion It's practical to utilize human mandible as the model to measure retentive force of clasps.
- 采用具有天然牙列的离体下颌骨作为测定卡环固位力的模型是可行的.
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