The teacher was impressed by how attentive the students were during the lecture.
老师对学生在讲座中如此专心感到印象深刻。
Which word is closest in meaning to “attentive”?
B — observant. “attentive” means adj. paying close attention to something
The ______ student listened carefully and took detailed notes.
A — attentive. “attentive” means adj. paying close attention to something
attentive — adj. paying close attention to something. In Chinese: 专心的，注意的.
attentive is pronounced /əˈtentɪv/. It breaks into 3 syllables: at · ten · tive.
The teacher was impressed by how attentive the students were during the lecture. (老师对学生在讲座中如此专心感到印象深刻。)
alert, focused, observant, watchful — all close in meaning to attentive (adj. paying close attention to something).
Yes. attentive appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers 672 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
at(towards) + tent(stretch) + ive(adjective suffix) → stretching attention forward → attentive.