meditate

英['medɪteɪt] 美['mɛdɪtet]
  • vt. 考虑;计划;企图
  • vi. 冥想;沉思

词态变化


第三人称单数: meditates;过去式: meditated;过去分词: meditated;现在分词: meditating;

助记提示


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

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.

双语例句


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.

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句