attentive

1. at- "to" + tent- + -ive.
2. literally "stretch toward".
3. => give attention to, pay attention to, take care of.
4. The notion is of "stretching" one's mind toward something.

attentive (adj.)

late 14c. (implied in attentively), from Old French attentif, from Vulgar Latin *attenditus, from Latin attentus "heedful, observant" (see attend). Sense of "actively ministering to the needs and wants" (of another person) is from early 16c. Related: Attentively.

1. The vast majority of the attentive audience applauded these sentiments.

大多数聚精会神听讲的观众都对这些观点表示赞赏。

2. The hotel staff are friendly and attentive.

旅馆人员友好而且照顾周到。

3. She was very attentive to her guests.

她对客人招待得十分周到.

4. The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.

演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众.

5. He wishes the govern-ment would be more attentive to detail in their response.

他希望政府的回应能更加关注细节。

【careful, cautious, attentive, prudent】
这些形容词均含有“小心的，谨慎的”之意。
careful: 侧重做事谨慎、留心，特别注意一些细节地方。
cautious: 着重考虑事情的后果，谨慎留意，防止出差错。
attentive: 指认真地注意地倾听别人的意见，留心别人的需要等。
prudent: 指遇事审慎，思考计划周密，不贸然行事。

【considerate, thoughtful, attentive】
这些形容词均含“关心的，体贴的”之意。
considerate: 指能设身处地为别人着想，给予同情或谅解。
thoughtful: 指为他人着想，主动关怀，做有益于他人的事。
attentive: 指对人关怀备至，热情周到，这可能出于真诚，也可能出于私利。