contemplate
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) ['k?ntemple?t; -t?m-?k?nt?mple?t'k?nt?m,pleit]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?kɑ?n.t??m.ple?t]
- 國(guó)際音標(biāo) ['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(yù)期
- vi. 冥思苦想；深思熟慮
詞源解說
- 1590年左右進(jìn)入英語，直接源自拉丁語的contemplari，意為仔細(xì)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(xì)想”,指對(duì)某事進(jìn)行仔細(xì)的考慮,也可指安靜而莊嚴(yán)地對(duì)某人或某物“注視,凝視”。contemplate可接名詞、代詞、動(dòng)名詞或wh-從句作賓語,有時(shí)還可接as短語充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語的復(fù)合賓語。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的可能性太可怕了,真不堪細(xì)想。 - The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform.
醫(yī)生仔細(xì)地考慮他所要做的棘手的手術(shù)。 - The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system.
政府打算改革整個(gè)稅收體制。 - He contemplated what the future would be like.
他思忖著將來會(huì)如何。 - He contemplated my advice as nothing.
他不把我的建議當(dāng)回事。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+～(+A)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+～+ n./pron.
S+～+(sb's/sb) v -ing
S+～+wh-clause
用作賓補(bǔ)動(dòng)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(zhǎng)時(shí)間的思考
- music contemplate 樂思
- accordingly contemplate 隨觀
用作動(dòng)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