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 contemplative man, but an active man.
  一个沉思的人，同时也是个活跃的人。
• 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 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。
• Along the dusty road is a meandering, contemplative and soul-stirring journey.
  沿着蜿蜒曲折的道路尘土飞扬，思惟、惊心动魄的旅程。
• If a few of us became contemplative, kind and compassionate even if it is for a few hours because of this incident, may the merit from it make little Wang Yue be reborn in the pure realms.
  如果因为这件事，我们当中的一些人，变得懂得深思、懂得怜悯，即便这个善念只有短短数个小时，愿如是功德能让小悦悦投生净土。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In many aboriginal cultures, a question will be answered only after a period of contemplative silence.
  在许多土著文化中，一个问题提出后，只有在沉默中思考之后，才会有人回答。
• 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。