late 14c., "able to hold or keep" (mental or physical), from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from past participle stem of Latin retinere (see retain). Related: Retentively; retentiveness.
权威例句
1. Luke had an amazingly retentive memory.
卢克记忆力惊人。
2. He is a scholar who has wide learning and a retentive memory.
他是一位博闻强记的学者.
3. He has a very retentive memory.
他有非常强的记忆力.
4. Is good intention affection how retentive?
好心情是怎么样保持的?
5. Conclusion It's practical to utilize human mandible as the model to measure retentive force of clasps.