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Adoptive Family Adopted əˈdɒptɪv Adj 形容词 收养的;有收养关系的   [Adj

The word "adoptive" is an adjective used to describe a family or parent that has legally adopted a child, meaning "收养的" or "有收养关系的". It can also refer to a chosen home or country, meaning "所选择居住的" or "移居的".

adoptive

word adoptive
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adoptive
/ədɒ̱ptɪv/
1
[ADJ 形容词]收养的;有收养关系的 Someone's adoptive family is the family that adopted them.
  [ADJ n]
  • He was brought up by adoptive parents in London.

    他由养父母在伦敦抚养长大。

  • ...her adoptive mother.

    她的养母

2
[ADJ 形容词]所选择居住的;移居的 Some-one's adoptive country or city is the one that they choose for their home, although they were not born there.
  [ADJ n]
  • They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country...

    他们威胁将他驱逐出他的移居国。

  • Galway in Ireland is my adoptive home.

    爱尔兰的戈尔韦是我的第二故乡。


Oxford adop·tive / əˈdɒptɪv ; NAmE əˈdɑːptɪv / adjective [usually before noun ] an adoptiveparent or family is one that has legally adopted a child 收养的;有收养关系的 adop·tive / əˈdɒptɪv ; NAmE əˈdɑːptɪv /
LDC
adoptivea‧dop‧tive /əˈdɒptɪv $ əˈdɑːp-/ adjective [only before noun]
Examples
Collocations
an adoptive parent is one who has adopted a child
WDF

adoptive

[əˈdɒptɪv]

IELTS
j11050
1549
459
156
291
310
333
ADJ15429
22837

Spoken:

13978874
收养的(58%),有收养关系的(42%)
adj.采用的;有收养关系的

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