Her perceptive comments during the meeting impressed everyone.
她在会议上的敏锐评论让每个人都印象深刻。
Which word is closest in meaning to “perceptive”?
B — insightful. “perceptive” means adj. having or showing sensitive insight
A ______ teacher quickly notices when a quiet student is quietly struggling.
C — perceptive. “perceptive” means adj. having or showing sensitive insight
perceptive — adj. having or showing sensitive insight. In Chinese: 洞察力强的,敏锐的.
perceptive is pronounced /pərˈsɛptɪv/. It breaks into 3 syllables: per · cep · tive.
Her perceptive comments during the meeting impressed everyone. (她在会议上的敏锐评论让每个人都印象深刻。)
insightful, discerning, acute, observant — all close in meaning to perceptive (adj. having or showing sensitive insight).
Yes. perceptive appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
per(completely)+cept(take)+ive(adjective suffix) → able to completely grasp things → keen