adaptive

IPA/əˈdæptɪv/
KK[ədˈæptɪv]IPA/əˈdæptɪv/

adaptive — 形容詞

  • adaptivepositive
  • more adaptivecomparative
  • most adaptivesuperlative

1. describes a person, system, or design that can adjust the way it works in respon

1.形容詞C1
釋義

適應性的

能依新狀況自動調整運作方式

describes a person, system, or design that can adjust the way it works in response to new conditions, like a thermostat that learns your habits or a manager who shifts plans when the market changes.

例句

Lior is an adaptive teacher who changes her lessons when students seem confused.

瑪雅是一位很有適應性的老師，當學生看起來困惑時，她會調整課程內容。

adaptive + person noun describing flexible behaviour

The new car has adaptive headlights that turn with the steering wheel at night.

這輛新車配備適應性頭燈，會在夜間隨方向盤一起轉向。

adaptive + product feature noun

常見搭配
  • adaptive learning
  • adaptive technology
  • adaptive behaviour
  • highly adaptive
  • adaptive management
同義詞
  • adaptable

    more common when describing people; 'adaptive' leans toward systems, technology, or methods

  • flexible

    broader, can mean willing to change plans; 'adaptive' implies actively responding to feedback

  • responsive

    stresses reaction speed; 'adaptive' adds the idea of learning or improving over time

反義詞
  • rigid

    refuses to change methods even when conditions shift

  • inflexible

    broader; cannot or will not be adjusted

文法句型

adaptive + noun

be adaptive to + noun

用法筆記

Frequently modifies system or design nouns (software, learning, control, headlights), or abstract nouns about behaviour (thinking, approach, leadership). Distinguish from sense 2: this everyday sense is about quick, intentional adjustments, while sense 2 describes slow biological change across generations.

常見錯誤

She is very adaptive at cooking new recipes.
She is very adaptable at cooking new recipes.
for describing a person who copes well with new tasks, native speakers usually pick 'adaptable'; 'adaptive' more often modifies systems, designs, or behaviour.

2. in biology, used to describe a body part, behaviour, or trait that has slowly de

2.形容詞C2
釋義

適應演化的

經演化而有助生物在環境中存活的

in biology, used to describe a body part, behaviour, or trait that has slowly developed over many generations because it helps a plant or animal stay alive in its surroundings — for example, the thick fur of a polar bear or the long beak of a hummingbird.

例句

The snow leopard's thick fur is an adaptive trait that traps body heat.

雪豹厚實的毛皮是一種適應演化的特徵，能鎖住體熱。

adaptive trait — biology collocation

Dr. Sven studies the adaptive value of bright colours on tropical frogs.

田中博士研究熱帶青蛙身上鮮豔顏色的演化適應價值。

adaptive value — common in evolutionary biology

常見搭配
  • adaptive trait
  • adaptive feature
  • adaptive advantage
  • adaptive radiation
  • adaptive response
同義詞
  • evolutionary

    broader; covers any change shaped by natural selection, not just helpful ones

  • advantageous

    general benefit term; 'adaptive' specifically links the benefit to surviving in an environment

反義詞
  • maladaptive

    trait that lowers, rather than raises, chances of survival

文法句型

adaptive + biological noun

用法筆記

Common in biology and evolutionary science writing; pairs almost exclusively with nouns like trait, feature, advantage, value, response, radiation. Distinguish from sense 1: changes here happen across many generations through natural selection, not within one lifetime.

常見錯誤

My cat learned to open doors, which is an adaptive trait.
My cat learned to open doors, which is adaptive behaviour.
in biology, 'adaptive trait' refers to features inherited through evolution, not skills one animal picks up during its life.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • adaptive learning
  • adaptive technology
  • adaptive behaviour
  • adaptive trait
  • adaptive response
  • adaptive system

副詞搭配

  • highly adaptive
  • remarkably adaptive
  • uniquely adaptive

常用片語

  • adaptive cruise control
  • adaptive immune system

介系詞搭配

  • adaptive to (changing conditions)