| 单词 | retentiveness |
| 例句 | The biggest was White’s retentiveness, or lack thereof. A brain infection left a professional golfer relearning how to walk, talk and remember. What happened next is remarkable - Golf Digest 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness,” Santayana wrote. Consumer debt is at a record high. Haven’t we learned? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z In an era when chefs were still known for their tattoos and salty talk, Trotter accepted the accusation of anal retentiveness as a compliment. Charlie Trotter: The Master Chef With a McKinsey Mind 2013-11-06T11:03:10Z As he was denied the use of books, even of the treatises which were the source of the charges, these answers manifest a wonderful retentiveness of memory and quickness and clearness of intellect. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z A Rule for Memory Exercises: If you wish to strengthen the receptivity and retentiveness of your memory you will find the following plan practical: Start with a short piece. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z Remember that "servants have ears," and frequently much more quickness of comprehension and retentiveness of memory than is generally supposed. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z Richard as the eldest cherished her memory with a touching retentiveness. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z The retentiveness of the popular memory, before it has been spoiled by education, is quite sufficient to-270- account for the preservation of these lyrics through several hundred years. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z A friend suggested he put his anal retentiveness to work bounty hunting. The hunt is on: Today's bounty hunters rely on technology more than muscle 2011-02-06T05:00:00Z It needs cultivation, however, whether a boy be gifted with retentiveness or not. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Receptivity and retentiveness of impression is not only a property of brain, but of all solid matter without exception. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z But, on the whole, the best judges are of opinion that Boswell’s accuracy is exceptional, as it is undoubtedly seconded by a power of observation of a singular retentiveness and intensity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The distances between drains he showed must be regulated by the greater or less retentiveness of the ground operated upon, and gave 10 to 40 ft. as the limits of their distance apart. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Stevenson was always interested by his own retentiveness of memory for childish things, and here asks Cummy some questions to test the quality of hers. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) But the factors in intelligent behavior--retentiveness, responsiveness to relationships, persistence, etc.--may very well be native traits. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life What phrenologists would call the adhesiveness of Hazlitt's mind, its extreme retentiveness for any impression which has once been received, tempts him to a constant repetition of familiar phrases and illustrations. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Whereupon it suddenly occurred to me that as far as retentiveness of memory was concerned, Blanquette was not such a fool as in my arrogance I had set her down to be. The Belovéd Vagabond A Chinese classical scholar's memory is so trained for retentiveness that one who became a Christian was able, with ease, to commit to memory five chapters of the New Testament each day. The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's The Story of the Work in Hwochow She had become a legend and no one knew her exact age, she was creepin’ close to a hundred, and her memory which carried her back to the slave days was marvellous in its retentiveness. The Ghost Girl One general factor in intelligence is therefore retentiveness. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life But by economy of time and distribution of labor, concentration of thought, retentiveness of memory, and a profound knowledge of principles in every department, he acquitted himself in a manner which secured universal admiration. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History It was a wonderful display of retentiveness, acumen, learning, and power. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage With a keen, bright intelligence, and remarkable retentiveness of memory, she mastered her studies with surprising quickness, and distanced all her competitors. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel But the most remarkable thing through life was his memory, and its wonderful combination of retentiveness and readiness. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 453 Volume 18, New Series, September 4, 1852 As we have several times emphasized, the decisive intellectual differences among human beings are not greatly dependent upon mere sense discrimination or native retentiveness. The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale He had good natural abilities; but probably the one point in which he greatly exceeded the average of intelligent boys was his memory, which was of extraordinary retentiveness, and which he carefully cultivated. Historical and Political Essays Miss Hurd, whose feelings had not been in the least lacerated by the reference to her parent's notable eccentricity of retentiveness, but who had been amused at the suggestion, interposed. White Ashes Cadger's reply was interrupted by the interference of the master, but a pantomimic gesture conveyed to the General sufficient assurance of the retentiveness of Cadger's memory in regard to Juno and her favours. Alec Forbes of Howglen Like many other people of powerful brains, she united strong and clear general retentiveness with a weak and untrustworthy verbal memory. Critical Miscellanies (Vol 3 of 3) The Life of George Eliot Hence they set problems for the reasoning powers and ingenuity, provoke judgments about abstract matters, etc., instead of attempting to measure sensory discrimination, mere retentiveness, rapidity of reaction, and the like. The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale The error in the book first quoted from lies in the fact that its author looks upon a failing memory as indicating a loss of retentiveness. The Trained Memory Being the Fourth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency This gives what may be called the quality of native retentiveness to the individual. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals Several times, with that uncanny retentiveness of memory developed in the blind, she had all but caught him; but each time his adroitness saved the day. Success A Novel His mastery over figures in its firmness of grasp, its lightning-like rapidity, its retentiveness, is almost as great as that of a professional calculator. Sketches in the House (1893) In West Africa the body loses its strength, the memory its retentiveness, and the will its energy. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 Change in these conditions, then, will enable a person to make use of all the native retentiveness his nervous system has. How to Teach Intricately or profoundly woven, they are held: disconnected, they tend to drop out just in proportion as the native brain retentiveness is poor. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals He has no reserve of discretion, no retentiveness of mind or check upon himself. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits The work of Ezra Abbot especially deserves notice here, because of "the variety and extent of his learning, the retentiveness and accuracy of his memory, the penetration and fairness of his judgment." Unitarianism in America After a thoughtful moment the minister asked, "Have you observed that they have softened him socially at all—broken up that terrible rigidity of attitude, that dismaying retentiveness of speech?" The Minister's Charge The power to recall a fact or an event depends not only upon this quality of retentiveness, but also upon the number of other facts or events connected with it. How to Teach The great memory for facts which a Darwin or a Spencer reveal in their books is not incompatible with the possession on their part of a mind with only a middling degree of physiological retentiveness. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals The characteristics of his mind are retentiveness and comprehension, with facility of production: but he is not equally remarkable for originality of view, or warmth of feeling, or liveliness of fancy. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits You, my lord, were born with that accomplishment of secrecy and retentiveness, which the archbishop of Cambray represents Telemachus as having possessed in so high a degree in consequence of the mode of his education. Four Early Pamphlets Not only was he possessed of a bright, quick mind, but wonderful retentiveness of memory. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe You may load the mechanical memory with them, till it becomes a marvel of retentiveness. How to Study and Teaching How to Study The retentiveness of her memory was very remarkable. Taken Alive His retentiveness of memory, his accumulated weight of interested prejudice or romantic association have overlaid his other faculties. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits On soils of good depth and retentiveness, they are likely to give good crops in a dry year with thorough cultivation; still, lightening the burden of the vines is rational. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered An evidence of the retentiveness of Mozart's memory. Mozart: the man and the artist, as revealed in his own words She was depending on mere retentiveness to hold dates in mind. How to Study and Teaching How to Study He had acquired a better method of noting and recording his experiences, but his physiological retentiveness was probably not a bit improved. How to Study and Teaching How to Study On the clay loam the soil does this by its superior retentiveness. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered |
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