supportiveness

/səˈpɔː.tɪv.nəs/ (bre, ipa) · /səˈpɔːr.t̬ɪv.nəs/ (ame, ipa)

supportiveness — 名詞

1. a caring willingness to stand by someone, offer help, and raise their confidence

1.名詞C1
釋義

支持與鼓勵

願意幫助並替人打氣的態度

a caring willingness to stand by someone, offer help, and raise their confidence when life feels difficult

例句

After Diya failed her driving test, her mother's supportiveness helped her try again.

Diya 考駕照沒過後，媽媽的支持與鼓勵讓她願意再試一次。

someone's supportiveness + helped + person + verb

Kofi still remembers the supportiveness his teacher showed when he struggled with reading.

Kofi 到現在都還記得，自己閱讀吃力時老師給他的支持與鼓勵。

show supportiveness when someone is having difficulty

同義詞
  • helpfulness

    focuses more on practical action and less on emotional encouragement

  • encouragement

    usually refers to specific words or acts that build confidence, not the whole personal trait

  • warmth

    emphasizes friendly feeling and affection more than active backing

反義詞
  • indifference

    shows little interest in another person's needs or feelings

  • coldness

    suggests emotional distance rather than caring involvement

文法句型

someone's supportiveness

supportiveness toward someone

show supportiveness

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and most natural when describing a person's general way of treating others, especially in family, school, or work settings. Often appears with a possessive or with 'toward' to name the people receiving it.

常見錯誤

❌Her supportivenesses helped the new interns settle in.
✅Her supportiveness helped the new interns settle in.
💡'supportiveness' is uncountable, so it does not normally take a plural form.
❌I thanked Lisa for a supportiveness during the move.
✅I thanked Lisa for her supportiveness during the move.
💡the word usually names a lasting quality, so it is more natural with a possessive than with 'a'.