contemplative

英 [kənˈtemplətɪv]

美 [kənˈtemplətɪv]

沉思默想的; 深思熟虑的; (对宗教问题)冥想的，敛心默祷的

复数：contemplatives　

医学

BNC.16782 / COCA.14870

牛津词典

• 沉思默想的；深思熟虑的
  thinking quietly and seriously about sth
  1. She was in contemplative mood.
     她陷入沉思之中。
• （对宗教问题）冥想的，敛心默祷的
  spending time thinking deeply about religious matters
  1. the contemplative life (= life in a religious community)
     宗教上的默观生活

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 沉思的;冥思的
  Someone who iscontemplativethinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way.
  1. Martin is a quiet, contemplative sort of chap...
     马丁是个不爱讲话、喜欢沉思默想的小伙子。
  2. I went for long, contemplative walks by the river...
     我沿着河走了很久，默默沉思着。
  3. Life there is slow and contemplative.
     那里的生活节奏舒缓，宜于沉思。

英英释义

noun

• a person devoted to the contemplative life

adj

• deeply or seriously thoughtful
  1. Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
  Synonym:broodingbroodymeditativemusingpensiveponderingreflectiveruminative

双语例句

• Had his genius been only contemplative, he had been fitted to his life, but with his energy and practical ability he seemed born for great enterprise and for command;
  如果他的才能仅仅在冥想，那他这一生也没什么可说，可他的精力和实际能力仿佛生来就是为了从事伟业和统领。
• Cedarquist looked after him with contemplative interest.
  西达奎斯特若有所思地、满有兴味地冲着他的背影望望。
• It's hard to believe that both of you love a contemplative holiday.
  很难想象，你们两个人都喜爱沉静的假期。
• His daughter looks back on a man in search of free expression and a more contemplative way of life.
  他的女儿回忆了这个男人如何追求表达自由与更富于思省的生活方式。
• Life there is slow and contemplative.
  那里的生活节奏舒缓，宜于沉思。
• For if every way to a solution is barred, one would have to regard any action in this world as entirely ineffective, and one would arrive finally at a contemplative philosophy.
  因为如果每一条解决事物之道被阻断了，那么我们就不得不视在这世界上的任何行为都是徒劳无益的，我们最后就会走到一种瞑想的哲学里去。
• I do not mean that one should be without interest in them, but one's interest should be contemplative and, if possible, philanthropic, but not unduly emotional.
  我不是说对他们应该毫不关心，但是这种关心应该是冷静思考性的，而且，如果可能的话，是慈善救济性的，但不要过于动感情。
• The natural disaster is cruel but actual which made us scared but contemplative.
  自然灾害是残酷的，这使我们感到更加害怕之外还有沉思（作文地带觉得这个词翻译的不到位，请大家指教，谢谢。）
• According to our Western understanding, the awakening of Kundalini energy is the awakening of the life force within our bodies, and is usually stimulated by contemplative, meditative practices.
  根据我们西方的理解，唤醒生命能量，是唤醒我们身体内生命的力量，它通常被刺激经由静观与打坐。
• It was occasion'd by the fall of an apple, as he sat in contemplative mood.
  当时他正坐在苹果树下思考问题，突然一只苹果从树上掉下，让他产生了这一想法。