meditate

B1 FREQ #16965 ★★☆☆☆

vt. 想, 考虑, 计划 vi. 沉思, 反省

发音

US /ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/

词形变化

meditated meditatedst meditates 三单 meditates meditatest meditateth meditating meditating 现在分词 meditated 过去式 meditated 过去分词

释义与例句

v. B1
  1. 1.

    To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.

    沉思

    冥想

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To sit or lie down and come to a deep rest while still remaining conscious.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To consider; to reflect on.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Meditated.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

study reflect muse speculate contemplate ponder mull mull over ruminate think over

上位词 3

think cerebrate cogitate

下位词 10

question wonder study consider puzzle bethink cogitate introspect premeditate theologise

词源

First attested in 1560; borrowed from Latin meditātus, perfect active participle of meditor (“to think or reflect upon, consider, design, purpose, intend”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), morphologically as if frequentative of medeor (“to heal, to cure, to remedy”); in sense and in form near to Ancient Greek μελετάω (meletáō, “to care for, attend to, study, practise, etc.”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

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