imaginative
英 [ɪ'mædʒɪnətɪv]
美[ɪ'mædʒɪnətɪv]
- adj. 虚构的;富于想像的;有创造力的
词态变化
副词: imaginatively;
英英释意
- 1. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action;
- "an imaginative use of material"
- "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford
- "an ingenious device"
- "had an inventive turn of mind"
- "inventive ceramics"
英文词源
- imaginative (adj.)
- late 14c., ymaginatyf, from Old French imaginatif and directly from Medieval Latin imaginativus, from imaginat-, stem of Latin imaginari (see imagine). Related: Imaginatively; imaginativeness.
同义词辨析
creative, original, imaginative
这些形容词都可表示"有创造力的"之意。
creative: 侧重指具有把本来不存在的事物创造出来的能力。
original: 强调具有与众不同,有独到之处的创造能力。
imaginative: 指想象大异于现实,近乎或等于虚构。强调富有幻想能力。
考试真题
- People in darwin's time were more imaginative.
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- We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.
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实用场景例句
- He's one of the most dynamically imaginative jazz pianists still functioning.
- 他是当下仍旧活跃的最有闯劲、最具想象力的爵士乐钢琴师之一。
柯林斯例句
- Mahler's own imaginative orchestration was heard in the same concert.
- 在同一场音乐会上还演奏了马勒自己改编的别出心裁的管弦乐曲。
柯林斯例句
- The house was always decorated with imaginative flower arrangements.
- 这所房子总是摆放着富有创意的插花。
柯林斯例句
- She weaves imaginative elements into her poems.
- 她在诗中编织着奇思妙想。
柯林斯例句
- the writer's imaginative empathy with his subject
- 作者把想象中的感情投入到笔下的人物
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- recipes that make imaginative use of seasonal vegetables
- 妙用时令蔬菜的菜谱
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- The imaginative child made up fairy stories.
- 这个想像力丰富的孩子自己编神话故事.
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- Scott was an imaginative writer.
- 司格特是位富于想象力的作家.
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- On PC, the game had it all — imaginative storyline and characters, challenging gameplay, superb graphics.
- 个人电脑里的游戏非常完美,从想象力丰富的故事情节及人物到富有挑战性的游戏设计和精美画面,应有尽有。
柯林斯例句
- They should adopt a more imaginative approach and investigate alternative uses for their property.
- 他们应该采用一种更有想象力的方式来为他们的财产找到另外的用途。
柯林斯例句
- A halfway house between the theatre and cinema is possible. Olivier created one in his imaginative "Henry V" in 1945.
- 想找一种介乎戏剧和电影之间的艺术形式是可能的。奥利弗在1945年创作的富于想象力的《亨利五世》即是这样一部作品。
柯林斯例句
- The mind of the storyteller has great imaginative powers.
- 讲故事人的头脑极富想像力.
辞典例句
- It was imaginative waistcoat with exceedingly fanciful glass buttons.
- 花哨的坎肩上配搭着一些光怪陆离的玻璃钮扣.
辞典例句
- It was as overpowering and imaginative as homesickness.
- 那象思乡一样,是一种压倒一切的遐想.
辞典例句
- People for the most part had the sense to conceal whatever imaginative qualms they experienced.
- 人们一般都想遮掩他们所经历到了一切无名的恐怖.
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