| 正面 | 4848.contemplate 英 ['kɒntempleɪt; -təm-]美 ['kɑntəmplet]     |
|---|---|
| 背面 |     释义： 1、con- "intensive prefix" + templ- "area for the taking of auguries" + -ate.2、字面意思：mark out a space for observation" (as an augur does). => gaze attentively, observe, act of looking at, religious musing.vt. 沉思；注视；思忖；预期vi. 冥思苦想；深思熟虑 例句： 1. The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.战争的可能性太可怕了,真不堪细想. contemplate 考虑con-, 强调。-tem，砍，切，词源同tome, anatomy，temple. 本义为一块保留（切下来）的用来占卜的神圣之地，后用来指思考的地方，沉思，考虑。 contemplatecontemplate: [16] Etymologically, to contemplate something is to observe it in a ‘temple’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin contemplārī, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com- and templum. This word, source of course of English temple, originally signified a space marked out by augurs (priests in ancient Rome who interpreted omens) for making observations. Hence contemplārī originally meant ‘observe omens carefully’, but its application soon became more general.=> templecontemplate (v.)1590s, from Latin contemplatus, past participle of contemplari "survey, observe" (see contemplation). Related: Contemplated; contemplating." |