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attentiveness 音標拼音: [ət'ɛntɪvnəs] n. 懇切;殷勤 懇切;殷勤 attentiveness n 1: paying particular notice ( as to children or helpless people); " his attentiveness to her wishes"; " he spends without heed to the consequences" [ synonym: { attentiveness}, { heed}, { regard}, { paying attention}] [ ant: { heedlessness}, { inattentiveness}] 2: the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others 3: the trait of being observant and paying attention [ ant: { inattentiveness}] Attentive \ At* ten" tive\ ([ a^] t* t[ e^] n" t[ i^] v), a. [ Cf. F. attentif.] 1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as, an attentive ear or eye; to the application of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application of the mind, in every possible sense, as when a person is attentive to the words, and to the manner and matter, of a speaker at the same time. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful; circumspect; watchful. [ 1913 Webster] -- { At* ten" tive* ly}, adv. -- { At* ten" tive* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
attentiveness \ at* ten" tive* ness\ n. 1. the quality of paying careful attention; attentiveness to detail. Syn: heed, regard, paying attention. [ PJC] 2. paying particular notice ( as to children or helpless people). Syn: heed, regard, paying attention. [ WordNet 1. 5] 3. the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others. [ WordNet 1. 5]
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