cognitive

/ˈkɒɡnətɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːɡnətɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkäg-nə-tiv/ (ame, mw)

cognitive — adjective

  • cognitivepositive
  • more cognitivecomparative
  • most cognitivesuperlative

1. relating to the mental activities involved in gaining knowledge and understandin

1.形容詞B2
釋義

relating to the mental activities involved in gaining knowledge and understanding, such as thinking, remembering, learning, and paying attention to things.

例句

The preschool programme focuses on improving children's cognitive skills through play.

collocation: cognitive skills

As people grow older, some cognitive functions like memory naturally become slower.

collocation: cognitive functions

同義詞
  • mental

    Broader and more common in everyday language; mental includes emotions and states of mind, while cognitive focuses on thought processes

  • intellectual

    Specifically about the ability to understand complex ideas and engage in reasoning, often implying learned or academic activity

  • psychological

    Relates to the mind's emotional and behavioural aspects studied in psychology; broader than cognitive

  • cerebral

    More formal and literary; often describes abstract or intellectual activity rather than basic mental processes

反義詞
  • physical

    Relating to the body rather than the mind; cognitive and physical are often contrasted (cognitive health vs. physical health)

  • emotional

    Relating to feelings rather than thoughts; cognitive processes involve thinking, while emotional processes involve feeling

文法句型

cognitive + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive position). Less common in everyday conversation; typical in academic, medical, or professional contexts where mental processes are discussed.

常見錯誤

❌This game trains my cognitive.
✅This game trains my cognitive abilities.
💡cognitive is an adjective and needs a noun such as 'skills', 'development', or 'function' to modify.
❌She is more cognitive than her brother.
✅She has stronger cognitive skills than her brother.
💡cognitive is not used in comparative form to describe people.