contemplation

CET-6 大学 FREQ #30530

n. 注视, 沉思, 盘算 [法] 默察, 意图, 期待

发音

UK /ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃən/
US /ˌkɑntəmˈpleɪʃən/

词形变化

contemplations 复数 contemplations

教材释义与例句

名词

沉思；注视；意图

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing.

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    Near-synonyms: meditation, cogitation; see also Thesaurus:attention, Thesaurus:consideration

  2. 2.

    Holy meditation.

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    Near-synonyms: devotions, prayer

  3. 3.

    The act of looking forward to a future event.

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    Near-synonym: anticipation

  4. 4.

    The state of being considered or planned.

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    Near-synonyms: consideration, planning, proposal

    contemplation of port facility expansion

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

reflection musing rumination reflexion thoughtfulness

上位词 2

stare consideration

下位词 8

study speculation meditation retrospect introspection cogitation extrospection self-examination

词源

From Middle English contemplacioun, from Old French contemplation, from Latin contemplatio. By surface analysis, contemplate + -ion.

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