contemplate
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 ['k?ntemple?t; -t?m-?k?nt?mple?t'k?nt?m,pleit]
- 美式音標 [?kɑ?n.t??m.ple?t]
- 國際音標 ['k?nt?m,pleit]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt. 沉思;注視;思忖;預期
- vi. 冥思苦想;深思熟慮
詞源解說
- 1590年左右進入英語,直接源自拉丁語的contemplari,意為仔細考慮。
詞根記憶
- 廟中(temple)的和尚愛思量(contemplate)
- con + templ(看作temple,廟) + ate→廟里的和尚常常打坐→思量,沉思
- con + templ(看作temple,廟) + ate→像廟中人一樣→深思
- con + templ(看作temple廟) + ate→在廟里打坐沉思→打算
用法辨析
- contemplate的基本意思是“深思,細想”,指對某事進行仔細的考慮,也可指安靜而莊嚴地對某人或某物“注視,凝視”。contemplate可接名詞、代詞、動名詞或wh-從句作賓語,有時還可接as短語充當補足語的復合賓語。
v. (動詞)
英漢例句
- The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
戰(zhàn)爭的可能性太可怕了,真不堪細想。 - The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform.
醫(yī)生仔細地考慮他所要做的棘手的手術。 - The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system.
政府打算改革整個稅收體制。 - He contemplated what the future would be like.
他思忖著將來會如何。 - He contemplated my advice as nothing.
他不把我的建議當回事。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞: S+~(+A)
用作及物動詞: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+(sb's/sb) v -ing
S+~+wh-clause
用作賓補動詞: S+~+ n./pron. +as n.
詞組短語
- contemplate proposal 考慮建議
- contemplate sky 凝視天空
- contemplate on 沉思默想
- contemplate thinking 想心思
- contemplate ? 通常指長時間的思考
- music contemplate 樂思
- accordingly contemplate 隨觀
用作動詞 (v.)
~+名詞
~+介詞
短語
英英字典
- to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way
- If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.
- If you contemplate an idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time.
- contemplation
- If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time.
- contemplation
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專業(yè)釋義
- 注視