reparative

IPA/rəˈpær.ə.tɪv/
IPA/rəˈper.ə.t̬ɪv/

reparative — 形容詞

  • reparativepositive
  • more reparativecomparative
  • most reparativesuperlative

1. able to bring something that has been broken, damaged, or weakened back into a g

1.形容詞C1
釋義

修復的

將受損之物恢復良好狀態的

able to bring something that has been broken, damaged, or weakened back into a good or working condition

例句

Rangers did reparative work on the trail after heavy rain washed part of it away.

大雨沖毀了部分步道後,管理員進行了步道的修復工作。

reparative + work + on [damaged thing]

Nia's doctor suggested a reparative treatment plan to strengthen the bones in her injured wrist.

Nia 的醫生建議了一套修復性治療方案,以強化她受傷手腕的骨骼。

reparative treatment plan + to-infinitive purpose

同義詞
  • restorative

    more common and broader in use; can describe emotional recovery or energy renewal (a restorative holiday), whereas reparative focuses on fixing damage

  • remedial

    often used for correcting a problem through learning or practice (remedial classes), not for physical repair of objects

  • curative

    restricted almost entirely to medical contexts; describes treatments that cure disease rather than repair damage

反義詞
  • damaging

    causes harm instead of fixing it

  • destructive

    actively breaks or ruins rather than repairs

文法句型

reparative + noun

be + reparative

用法筆記

Almost always used immediately before a noun (reparative work, reparative surgery, reparative treatment). Less common in predicative position ('the process was reparative').

常見錯誤

They had a reparative conversation after the argument.
They had a healing conversation after the argument.
💡reparative mainly describes physical or structural restoration, not emotional reconciliation.