meditate

meditate

英 ['medɪteɪt]
　　美 ['mɛdɪtet]

vt. 考慮；計劃；企圖
　　vi. 冥想；沉思

中文詞源：

meditate 沉思，冥想

來自拉丁語meditari,沉思，思考，考慮，來自PIE*med,測量，考慮，詞源同measure,medical.引申詞義沉思，冥想。也有可能來自拉丁語medius,中間的，詞源同middle.即思考天人之間的聯系。比較mediator.

例句：

1. That's when I try to meditate or do some deep-breathing exercises.
這時我就會試著沉思或者做些深呼吸練習。

2. It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.
思考人生的意義很重要.

3. It was only to sit in his own rooms in a neighbouring hotel and meditate.
那不過是要坐在附近旅館他自己的房間裡沉思默想罷瞭.

4. And by then Clyde had had considerable time to meditate on all of these youths.
這時候,克萊得已經有相當充分的時間思量所有這些年輕人.

5. I swear that I meditate no harm; I don't desire to cause any disturbance.
我發誓我不想害人; 我並不想引起任何亂子.