🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

反応的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hannōteki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reactivo/re.akˈti.vo/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は問題に対して反応的な対応しか取らなかった。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Tending to react or respond automatically to a stimulus, situation, or process rather than acting proactively.

    "The company adopted a reactivo approach to market changes instead of anticipating future trends."
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, or produce other substances; a reagent.

    "The laboratory technician carefully measured the reactivo before adding it to the solution."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin prefix re- (expressing backward or intensive action) combined with activus, from Latin actus (driven, done). The term entered Romance languages in the late 19th century through scientific and psychological terminology to describe substances or behaviors that respond directly to stimuli.

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