meditate
英 ['med?te?t]
美['m?d?tet]
- vt. 考慮；計劃；企圖
- vi. 冥想；沉思
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數:?meditates;過去式:?meditated;過去分詞:?meditated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?meditating;
助記提示
1. PIE root *med- "to measure, limit, consider, advise, take appropriate measures" => meditate.
中文詞源
meditate 沉思，冥想
來自拉丁語meditari,沉思，思考，考慮，來自PIE*med,測量，考慮，詞源同measure,medical.引申詞義沉思，冥想。也有可能來自拉丁語medius,中間的，詞源同middle.即思考天人之間的聯(lián)系。比較mediator.
英文詞源
- meditate (v.)
- 1580s, "to ponder," back-formation from meditation, or else from Latin meditatus, past participle of meditari (see meditation). Related: Meditated; meditating.
雙語例句
- 1. That's when I try to meditate or do some deep-breathing exercises.
- 這時我就會試著沉思或者做些深呼吸練習。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.
- 思考人生的意義很重要.
來自辭典例句
- 3. It was only to sit in his own rooms in a neighbouring hotel and meditate.
- 那不過是要坐在附近旅館他自己的房間里沉思默想罷了.
來自辭典例句
- 4. And by then Clyde had had considerable time to meditate on all of these youths.
- 這時候,克萊得已經有相當充分的時間思量所有這些年輕人.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I swear that I meditate no harm; I don't desire to cause any disturbance.
- 我發(fā)誓我不想害人; 我并不想引起任何亂子.
來自辭典例句