单词 | adoptive |
释义 | adoptive —adoptively, adv. /euh dop"tiv/, adj. 1. of or involving adoption. 2. acquired or related by adoption: an adoptive father or son. 3. tending to adopt. [1400-50; < L adoptivus; see ADOPT, -IVE; r. late ME adoptife < MF adoptif] Usage. Although ADOPTIVE in the sense "acquired or related by adoption" can refer to either parent or child in such a relationship, ADOPTIVE is customarily applied to the parent (her adoptive mother) and adopted to the child (their adopted son). |
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