attentive、careless、distracted、inattentive 1. inattentive：形容词 “不专心的；疏忽的（指注意力不集中，忽略细节）”（如 an inattentive student 不专心的学生；inattentive driving 粗心驾驶；inattentive to details 疏忽细节）； 2. 与 attentive（形容词 “专心的；周到的”，如 an attentive listener 专心的听众；attentive to needs 关注需求）区别：语义相反，inattentive = not attentive（inattentive in class 上课不专心，attentive in class 上课专心）； 3. 与 careless（形容词 “粗心的；疏忽的（指缺乏细心，易出错）”，如 a careless mistake 粗心的错误；careless handling 粗心的操作）区别：inattentive 侧重 “注意力不集中”，careless 侧重 “缺乏细心”（inattentive because of tiredness 因疲劳而不专心，careless because of laziness 因懒惰而粗心）； 4. 与 distracted（形容词 “分心的；注意力分散的（指被其他事物干扰）”，如 distracted by phone 被手机分心；feel distracted 感到分心）区别：distracted 侧重 “被外部干扰分心”，inattentive 侧重 “自身注意力不集中”（distracted by noise 被噪音分心，inattentive by nature 天生不专心）。
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1、 Often these children realize that they know more than their teachers,and their teachers often feel that these children are arrogant,inattentive,or unmotivated.
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