attentive

attentive — 形容詞

1. watching, listening to, or focusing on someone or something with full concentrat

1.形容詞B2
釋義

專注；留心

全神貫注、不漏掉細節

watching, listening to, or focusing on someone or something with full concentration, so that you notice details and do not miss anything important.

例句

Mrs. Liu's students stayed quiet and attentive throughout the science demonstration.

劉老師的學生在整場科學示範中都安靜又專注。

predicative use after linking verb 'stayed'

Mei is an attentive reader who underlines every unfamiliar word in her novels.

Mei 是個留心的讀者，每次看小說都會把不熟的字劃線。

attributive use modifying a noun

同義詞
  • alert

    more about quick mental readiness than sustained focus

  • observant

    stresses noticing small visual details

  • focused

    neutral, more general, less formal

反義詞

文法句型

attentive to + noun

用法筆記

Often followed by 'to' when naming what is being focused on (attentive to detail, to safety, to the speaker). Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about mental focus, not about looking after someone's needs.

常見錯誤

❌She is very attentive on her work.
✅She is very attentive to her work.
💡use 'attentive to', not 'attentive on'.

2. kind and helpful toward another person, noticing what they want or need and quic

2.形容詞B2
釋義

體貼；殷勤

細心照顧他人的需要

kind and helpful toward another person, noticing what they want or need and quickly doing things to make them comfortable.

例句

The waiter at Hoshino Diner was warm and attentive without ever feeling pushy.

星野小餐館的服務生很親切又體貼，但完全不會讓人覺得煩。

typical of staff in service contexts

Kalani became a more attentive husband after the twins were born.

雙胞胎出生之後，Kalani 變成一個更體貼的丈夫。

common with family roles: husband, mother, father

同義詞
  • considerate

    thinks about others' feelings; less about active service

  • thoughtful

    neutral, often about small kind acts

  • solicitous

    formal; sometimes suggests over-eagerness

反義詞

文法句型

attentive to + noun

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person in a service or caring role (waiter, nurse, host, partner, parent). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense involves caring action, not just mental focus. The two senses share the 'attentive to + noun' pattern, but here the noun is a person or their needs.

常見錯誤

❌My boyfriend is very attentive for me.
✅My boyfriend is very attentive to me.
💡use 'attentive to', not 'attentive for'.