🇬🇧🇨🇳 attentive - 细心 : English Lesson

Meaning of "attentive" ("细心"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

If you are attentive, you listen, watch, or notice things very carefully. An attentive person focuses on what’s happening, doesn’t get distracted easily, and shows they care by really paying attention with their ears, eyes, and mind.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My friend was attentive to every word in the scary story and then screamed when her own phone buzzed.

Our cat is very attentive to the sound of the can opener but deaf to the word “no.”

The robot was programmed to be attentive, so it kept reminding me I had forgotten my homework… again.

I knew my friends weren’t attentive in class because they thought “photosynthesis” was a new video game.

Studies show that people are more attentive when something surprises them—like a teacher suddenly wearing a giant chicken hat while giving homework instructions.

A child kneels by a small bird. The child is attentive, watching its broken wing. An attentive neighbor brings water and a soft cloth. An attentive passerby offers gentle hands. An attentive dog sits close, ears forward, as the child lifts the bird. All are attentive, holding breath. The bird flutters and flies; everyone smiles, relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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