pensive是什么意思

pensive

英 ['pensɪv] 美 ['pɛnsɪv]

adj. 沉思的，忧郁的；悲伤的，哀愁的

中文词源

pensive 哀伤的，忧戚的

来自拉丁语pendere,悬挂，称量，词源同pendulum,dependent,pound.-s,表反复。即反复称量的，反复衡量的，引申词义哀伤的，忧戚的。词义演变比较deliberate.

英文词源

pensive: pensive: see pansy
pensive (adj.): late 14c., from Old French pensif "thoughtful, distracted, musing" (11c.), from penser "to think," from Latin pensare "weigh, consider," frequentative of pendere "weigh" (see pendant). Related: Pensively; pensiveness.

双语例句

1. He looked suddenly sombre, pensive.: 他突然看起来很阴郁，一副忧虑的样子。

2. You may remember the way each scene ended with someone looking pensive or significant.: 你或许还记得，每一场的结尾要么是某人作沉思状，要么是某人故作深沉。

3. He became so pensive that she didn't like to break into his thought.: 他陷入沉思之中,她不想打断他的思路.

4. What are you so pensive about?: 你这么专心,在想些什么 ?

5. She had a gentle voice and pensive expression.: 她有柔和的声音和深思的表情.

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