affective

/əˈfektɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈfektɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /a-ˈfek-tiv/ (ame, mw)

affective — 形容詞

  • affectivepositive
  • more affectivecomparative
  • most affectivesuperlative

1. relating to feelings and to the emotional side of how people react, connect, or

1.形容詞C1
釋義

情感的

與情緒、感受及態度有關

relating to feelings and to the emotional side of how people react, connect, or learn

例句

The study measured children's affective responses while they listened to sad music.

這項研究測量了孩子們聽悲傷音樂時的情感反應。

collocation: affective responses

Aiko's affective bond with the rescue dog grew stronger each week.

Aiko 和那隻救援犬之間的情感連結每週都更深。

collocation: affective bond

同義詞
  • emotional

    broader and more common in everyday English; affective is more formal and technical

  • feeling-based

    clearer in plain English, but less natural in academic writing

  • psychological

    broader; can include thought and behaviour as well as feelings

反義詞
  • cognitive

    relating to thinking, learning, and knowing rather than feeling

文法句型

affective + noun

affective and cognitive

用法筆記

Mostly used in formal writing, especially psychology and education. It usually appears before nouns such as response, state, bond, and skills, and it often contrasts with cognitive.

常見錯誤

She gave me an affective look when I cried.
She gave me an emotional look when I cried.
💡affective is mainly a technical term, not the usual everyday word for visible emotion.