adoptive
英 [əˈdɒptɪv]
美 [əˈdɑːptɪv]
adj. 收养的; 有收养关系的
BNC.21113 / COCA.10779
同义词辨析
adoptedadoptivefoster【导航词义：收养的】
adoptedadj. 领养的，被收养的
〔辨析〕
指被人收养的。
〔例证〕
She is Mr. Green's adopted daughter.
她是格林先生的养女。
她是格林先生的养女。
adoptiveadj. 收养（孩子）的
〔辨析〕
指收养他人孩子的，只作定语。
〔例证〕
Mr. Green is Jane's adoptive father.
格林先生是简的养父。
She has to take care of her adoptive mother.
她必须照顾养母。
格林先生是简的养父。
She has to take care of her adoptive mother.
她必须照顾养母。
fosteradj. 收养的
〔辨析〕
一般作定语，既可指“被收养的（adopted）”，也可指“收养孩子的（adoptive）”。
〔例证〕
the foster father/mother/parents
养父/养母/养父母
the foster children/daughter/son
养子女/养女/养子
a foster home
寄养家庭
My foster father treated me as his own son.
我养父待我如同亲生。
养父/养母/养父母
the foster children/daughter/son
养子女/养女/养子
a foster home
寄养家庭
My foster father treated me as his own son.
我养父待我如同亲生。
牛津词典
adj.
- 收养的；有收养关系的
an adoptive parent or family is one that has legally adopted a child
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 收养的；有收养关系的
Someone'sadoptivefamily is the family that adopted them.- He was brought up by adoptive parents in London.
他由养父母在伦敦抚养长大。 - ...her adoptive mother.
她的养母
- He was brought up by adoptive parents in London.
- ADJ 所选择居住的；移居的
Some-one'sadoptivecountry or city is the one that they choose for their home, although they were not born there.- They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country...
他们威胁将他驱逐出他的移居国。 - Galway in Ireland is my adoptive home.
爱尔兰的戈尔韦是我的第二故乡。
- They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country...
英英释义
adj
- acquired as your own by free choice
- my adopted state
- an adoptive country
- of parents and children
- adoptive parents