ideational

/ˌaɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌaɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌī-dē-ˈā-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce ideational (audio)/ (ame, mw)

ideational — adjective

  • ideationalpositive
  • more ideationalcomparative
  • most ideationalsuperlative

1. connected with the mental process of creating ideas or with ideas as mental cont

1.形容詞C2
釋義

connected with the mental process of creating ideas or with ideas as mental content

例句

The lecture focused on ideational meaning in children's picture books.

collocation: ideational meaning

Before any wood was cut, Haruto spent a week on ideational planning.

contrast with later physical work

同義詞
  • conceptual

    close in meaning, but conceptual is more common for plans or systems built around a concept

  • theoretical

    often stresses formal principles rather than the idea-forming process itself

  • mental

    broader and more everyday; it can refer to many aspects of the mind, not only ideas

反義詞
  • physical

    concerned with the body, objects, or material action rather than ideas

  • practical

    focused on doing or applying something in real situations

  • concrete

    deals with specific, tangible things rather than mental content

文法句型

ideational + noun (meaning, content, planning, theme)

be ideational

用法筆記

Mostly used before nouns such as meaning, content, process, planning, or theme in linguistics, psychology, and art criticism. In everyday English, people usually say about ideas or mental instead of ideational.

常見錯誤

❌The carpenter bought ideational tools for the workshop.
✅The carpenter bought practical tools for the workshop.
💡Ideational describes ideas in the mind, not physical equipment.