emotive
emotional【导航词义:激起感情的】
emotive adj. 激起感情的,有感染力的
〔辨析〕指人或事物能够激起他人强烈感情的。
〔例证〕
He is an emotive trial lawyer.
他是一位富有感染力的出庭律师。
Taxation is always a highly emotive issue.
课税一向是个极易引起争论的问题。
emotional adj. 激起感情的;情绪激动的
〔辨析〕指激起强烈感情的或某人感情冲动的,作后者解时常含贬义。
〔例证〕
They have talked about abortion and other emotional issues.
他们谈论了堕胎和其他敏感问题。
I don't get as emotional as I once did.
我不像以前那么冲动了。
He is a very emotional person.
他是个非常情绪化的人。