meditate


vt. 考虑;计划;企图

vi. 冥想;沉思

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中文词源

meditate 沉思,冥想

来自拉丁语meditari,沉思,思考,考虑,来自PIE*med,测量,考虑,词源同measure,medical.引申词义沉思,冥想。也有可能来自拉丁语medius,中间的,词源同middle.即思考天人之间的联系。比较mediator.

英文词源

meditate (v.)
1580s, "to ponder," back-formation from meditation, or else from Latin meditatus, past participle of meditari (see meditation). Related: Meditated; meditating.

中文解释

1. PIE root *med- "to measure, limit, consider, advise, take appropriate measures" => meditate.

实用例句

1. That's when I try to meditate or do some deep-breathing exercises.
这时我就会试着沉思或者做些深呼吸练习。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.
思考人生的意义很重要.
来自辞典例句
3. It was only to sit in his own rooms in a neighbouring hotel and meditate.
那不过是要坐在附近旅馆他自己的房间里沉思默想罢了.
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4. And by then Clyde had had considerable time to meditate on all of these youths.
这时候,克莱得已经有相当充分的时间思量所有这些年轻人.
来自辞典例句
5. I swear that I meditate no harm; I don't desire to cause any disturbance.
我发誓我不想害人; 我并不想引起任何乱子.
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