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.
实用例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The hotel staff are friendly and attentive.
旅馆人员友好而且照顾周到。
来自《权威词典》
3. She was very attentive to her guests.
她对客人招待得十分周到.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.
演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. He wishes the govern-ment would be more attentive to detail in their response.
