詞彙精選：attentive的用法和辨析大綱
一、詳細釋義：
adj.
留意的，注意的
例句：
Her grandson is so attentive to exposition.
她的孫子非常仔細地聽着解說。
例句：
He is very attentive in class.
他上課用心聽講。
周到的，細心的；殷勤的，溫存的
例句：
The nurse was attentive to his patient.
護士對他的病人很周到細心。
例句：
Captain Benwick was most considerately attentive to her.
本威克海軍中校對她體貼入微，關懷備至。
二、詞義辨析：
careful,cautious,attentive,prudent
這些形容詞均含有“小心的，謹慎的”之意。careful側重做事謹慎、留心，特別注意一些細節地方。cautious着重考慮事情的後果，謹慎留意，防止出差錯。attentive指認真地注意地傾聽別人的意見，留心別人的需要等。prudent指遇事審慎，思考計劃周密，不貿然行事。
三、詞義辨析：
considerate,thoughtful,attentive
這些形容詞均含“關心的，體貼的”之意。considerate指能設身處地爲別人着想，給予同情或諒解。thoughtful指爲他人着想，主動關懷，做有益於他人的事。attentive指對人關懷備至，熱情周到，這可能出於真誠，也可能出於私利。
四、參考例句：
He is very attentive in class.
他上課用心聽講。
The nurse was attentive to his patient.
護士對他的病人很周到細心。
He was very attentive to the ammeter.
他十分經心在意地望着電流計。
We should be attentive to the newcomers.
我們對新來的人要親切。
A good speaker deserves an attentive audience.
出色的演說者值得聽衆專心聽講。
Her grandson is so attentive to exposition.
她的孫子非常仔細地聽着解說。
They were very solicitous and attentive to detail.
他們非常細心，十分注意細節。
Captain Benwick was most considerately attentive to her.
本威克海軍中校對她體貼入微，關懷備至。
To be attentive in class is also important.
上課認真聽講也很重要。
Flamingo males are both loving husbands and attentive fathers.
雄性火烈鳥既是忠誠的丈夫又是細心的父親。
