retentive

retentive
adjective
  1. (of a person's memory) having the ability to remember facts and impressions easily
    (记忆)能记住的;记忆力强的
  2. (of a substance) able to absorb and hold moisture
    (物质)能吸收和保持水分的
    ■(chiefly Medicine)serving to keep something in place
    (主医)用于固位的
派生
retentively
adverb
retentiveness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French retentif, -ive or medieval Latin retentivus, from retent- 'held back', from the verb retinere (see retain)
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