单词 | cognitive |
释义 | cognitive (once / 4891 pages) adj If it's related to thinking, it's considered cognitive. Anxious parents might defend using flashcards with toddlers as "nurturing their cognitive development." The adjective, cognitive, comes from the Latin cognoscere "to get to know" and refers to the ability of the brain to think and reason as opposed to feel. A child's cognitive development is the growth in his or her ability to think and solve problems. Many English words that involve knowing and knowledge have cogn- in them such as cognizant "aware of" and recognize "to know someone in the present because you knew them from the past." WORD FAMILYcognitive: cognitively, precognitive+/cognizable: cognizably, incognizable/cognizance: cognizances, recognizance/cognizant: cognizance, cognizantly, incognizant/cognize: cognitive, cognizable, cognizant, cognized, cognizes, cognizing/incognizant: incognizance/recognizance: recognizances USAGE EXAMPLESIndeed, a mainstream strategy in cognitive behavioral therapy involves purposefully articulating thoughts to oneself in order to diminish pernicious habits of mind. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) They also suffer higher mortality rates and increased risk of depression, cognitive decline and illnesses like coronary artery disease. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) They also assessed people’s cognitive abilities through a series of tasks. Time(Dec 29, 2016) adj of or being or relating to or involving cognition cognitive psychology cognitive style |
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