什么是 Retention?
“Retention” 是一个英文名词,常见含义包括:保留、保持、记忆力、滞留等。 根据上下文不同,它可以指信息的记忆能力、液体的滞留、员工的留任率,或法律上的权利保留等。
常见近义词(按语义分类)
1. 表示“保留、保持”
- Preservation – 保存,保护(强调防止损坏或丢失)
- Maintenance – 维持,维护(常用于设备、状态)
- Conservation – 保全,节约(多用于自然资源)
- Keeping – 保留,持有(较口语化)
- Holding – 持有,保留(可用于法律或情感语境)
2. 表示“记忆力、记忆保持”
- Memory – 记忆(泛指)
- Recall – 回忆能力
- Remembrance – 记忆,纪念(偏文学)
- Retention capacity – 记忆容量(专业术语)
3. 表示“滞留、留住”(如液体、人员)
- Retention rate – 留存率(商业/教育常用)
- Hold – 控制,留住(如客户留存)
- Withholding – 扣留(常用于税务或信息)
例句对比
The company improved its employee retention through better benefits.
→ The company improved its employee holding through better benefits. (较少用)
→ The company improved its staff retention rate through better benefits. (更自然)
→ The company improved its employee holding through better benefits. (较少用)
→ The company improved its staff retention rate through better benefits. (更自然)
His memory retention is excellent after the training.
→ His ability to retain information is excellent after the training.
→ His ability to retain information is excellent after the training.
使用建议
虽然这些词在某些语境下可互换,但retention 更常用于正式、技术或统计场景(如“用户留存率 user retention rate”)。 日常交流中,可根据具体含义选择更自然的表达,如 “keeping” 或 “memory”。