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

• A roof terrace allows users to discover a contemplative space defined by the cityscape.
  屋顶平台在城市形态的作用下为使用者提供了一处静思空间。
• One day while taking a contemplative walk he came to a well, looked into it, and saw his donkey shape in the mirror-like water.
  有一次，这小主人出去散步，脑子正在思考着甚么，不觉来到了一口井边。他往水中一瞧，见水面清澈如镜，那儿有自己的驴子模样。
• December has always been the high month for those of a contemplative turn.
  对于那些性喜沉思的人来说十二月可是最合适的月份。
• Carl Ryden has issued this exact message to contemplative types at big companies.
  卡尔·赖登（CarlRyden）对那些沉思冥想的大公司已经发出了确切信息。
• I went for long, contemplative walks by the river
  我沿着河走了很久，默默沉思着。
• In this sense one can say that the documentation of time& based art erases the difference between vita activa and vita contemplative.
  从这个意义上人们可以说对时间为基础的艺术的文献记录抹杀了行动的生活与沉思的生活的差别。
• 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。）
• In his new book ( in reality, a collaboration with several colleagues), Yan presents a softer and more contemplative side.
  在他的新书中（实际上是与几位同事合著），阎学通表现出更为柔和与深思的一面。
• I guess I'm just feeling contemplative this evening.
  可能今晚我是有点入定了吧。
• 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。