impulsive
“Impulsive”是一个形容词,用来描述一个人的性格或行为是冲动的、未经深思熟虑的。
- He made an impulsive decision to quit his job. (他冲动地决定辞掉他的工作。)
- She is known for her impulsive buying behavior during sales. (她在打折期间冲动购物的行为是出了名的。)
- They got married after an impulsive romance. (他们在一段冲动的热恋后结婚了。)
“Impulsive”的词根是”puls”, 来自拉丁语,意味着”推、冲”。
- Expulsion: 驱逐
- Repulsive: 令人反感的
Prefix ‘im-’ means ‘into’, and the suffix ‘-ive’ indicates that the word is an adjective(形容词). 如: Imaginative, 好想象的;Inventive, 有创新力的;
发展历史和文化背景
Section titled “发展历史和文化背景”“Impulsive”来自于17世纪的拉丁语,用来形容一个人的行为是冲动的,没有深思熟虑,常在欧美文化中被用来形容冲动的购物、决定等。
名词形式:Impulsiveness (冲动) 副词形式:Impulsively (冲动地)
你可以通过联想法记住这个词,就像这样:“Impulsive”听起来像 “I’m+Pulse(脉搏)“,形象地表示脉冲般的行动,快速而又没有深思熟虑。
Jenny is a very impulsive person. One day, she went to a pet store and brought home a puppy, without even thinking about the responsibility that comes with it. (珍妮是一个很冲动的人。有一天,她去了一个宠物店,没多想就把一只小狗带回了家,连养狗需要的责任都没想过。)