1. 收养关系的:adoptionist 信仰者 | adoptive 收养关系的 | adorable 可爱的
2. 采用的:adoptive 收养关系的 | adoptive 采用的 | adoptorcarryoutmeasures,policies,courseofactiontotake 采取
3. 收养的、领养的:Corporation 公司 | Adoptive 收养的、领养的 | Federal budget 联邦预算
1. 收养的;有收养关系的
Someone''s adoptive family is the family that adopted them.
e.g. He was brought up by adoptive parents in London.
他由养父母在伦敦抚养长大。
e.g. ...her adoptive mother.
她的养母
2. 所选择居住的;移居的
Some-one''s adoptive country or city is the one that they choose for their home, although they were not born there.
e.g. They threatened to expel him from his adoptive country...
他们威胁将他驱逐出他的移居国。
e.g. Galway in Ireland is my adoptive home.
爱尔兰的戈尔韦是我的第二故乡。
adj
1. acquired as your own by free choice
e.g. my adopted state
an adoptive country
Synonym: adopted
2. of parents and children
related by adoption
e.g. adoptive parents