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Meditate 12748.Meditate 英 Medɪteɪt]美 Mɛdɪtet 释义 Vt 考虑;计划;企图vi

正面 12748.meditate
英 ['medɪteɪt]美 ['mɛdɪtet]

背面
释义:
vt. 考虑;计划;企图vi. 冥想;沉思
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。

1. PIE root *med- "to measure, limit, consider, advise, take appropriate measures" => meditate.
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.
meditate (v.)1580s, "to ponder," back-formation from meditation, or else from Latin meditatus, past participle of meditari (see meditation). Related: Meditated; meditating."

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