Alas! with all her reasoning, she found, that to retentive feelings eight years may be little more than nothing.

唉！ 她尽管这样开导自己，却还是：对于执着感情来说，八年可能是无足轻重。

We use SMS because it is retentive.

我们使用 SMS， 因为它具有记忆。

But the gnat-like eyes, the awkward manners, concealed the quickest observation, the most retentive memory.

但那如蚊虫般眼神，举止，掩盖了最快观察，最牢记记忆。

Another study from the University of Montreal found that musicians are on average more mentally alert and retentive in comparison to people who can't play an instrument.

蒙特利尔大学另一项研，与不会演奏乐器人相比，音乐家一般思维更敏捷，记忆更强。

It's related to anal retentive fixation, which is supposedly the result of unresolved conflicts between you and your caregivers during potty training But like so many things Freud thought it's kind of bogus.

这与肛门固着有关，据说这是源于便盆训练期间，你与看护者之间未解决冲突。但像弗洛伊德认为很多事情一样，这并非事实。

He had a more varied knowledge than the greater part of undergraduates, and, having at the same time a retentive memory and considerable quickness, he was able to assume an attitude of omniscience which was as impressive as it was irritating.

他知识比大多数本科生都丰富，同时记忆强，反应敏捷，他能够表出一种无所不知态度，既令人印象深刻又令人恼火。