responsive

/ris'pɔnsiv/

Thân thiện

The baby is responsive to her mother's smile.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Reacting quickly and positively: Describes something or someone that reacts readily to stimuli, events, or communication.
   • Answering or replying: Indicates a tendency or ability to provide an answer or reaction.
   • Using responses: In a formal or liturgical context, involving alternating parts, as in a dialogue.

Usage

• Used to describe a person, group, or system that reacts appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Often used in contexts involving communication, customer service, design, or biology.
• Can describe an emotional or physical reaction.

Examples

• General Reaction:
  • The new manager is very responsive to employee feedback.
  • A good government should be responsive to the needs of its citizens.
• Technical/Design Context:
  • The website is responsive and works well on both phones and computers.
• Biological Context:
  • The patient was not responsive to the initial treatment.

Advanced Usage

• "Responsive to": Reacting to a specific stimulus or input.
  • The material is highly responsive to changes in temperature.
• In a formal or religious setting, responsive can describe a reading or ceremony involving alternating parts between a leader and a group.
  • The congregation participated in a responsive reading of the psalm.

Variants and Related Words

• Responsiveness (n): The quality of being responsive.
  • We measured the responsiveness of the application under heavy load.
• Unresponsive (adj): The opposite; not reacting or responding.
  • The server became unresponsive and needed to be rebooted.

Synonyms

• Reactive: Acting in response to an event.
• Sensitive: Quick to detect or respond to slight changes.
• Answering: Replying to a question or call.

Antonyms

• Unresponsive: Not reacting or responding.
• Indifferent: Having no particular interest or sympathy.
• Insensitive: Unaware of or ignoring the feelings of others.

Related Phrases

• Responsive design: (Technical term) A web design approach that makes web pages render well on a variety of devices.
  • Modern websites must use responsive design.
• Responsive chord: (Idiomatic) Something that evokes a strong emotional reaction or agreement.
  • Her speech about unity struck a responsive chord with the audience.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. reacting to a stimulus
   • the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons
2. readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion
   • children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience
3. containing or using responses; alternating
   • responsive reading
   • antiphonal laughter

Từ đồng nghĩa

• reactive
• antiphonal