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pen·sive AHD[pĕnʹsĭv] D.J.[ˈpensɪv]K.K.[ˈpɛnsɪv]adj.（形容词）- Deeply, often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful.沉思的，冥想的：通常是忧郁或朦胧地深深思考的
- Suggestive or expressive of melancholy thoughtfulness.忧心忡忡的，郁郁寡欢的：让人联想起或表达忧郁的沉思的
- Middle English pensif 中古英语 pensif
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from penser [to think] 源自 penser [想]
- from Latin pēnsāre [frequentative of] pendere [to weigh] * see (s)pen- 源自 拉丁语 pēnsāre pendere的重复动词 [权衡] * 参见 (s)pen-
penʹsively adv.（副词）penʹsiveness n.（名词）pensive, contemplative, reflective, meditative, thoughtful- These adjectives mean characterized by or disposed to thought, especially serious or deep thought.这些形容词主要用于形容严肃或深沉的思想。
- Pensive often connotes thought of a wistful, dreamy, or sad quality: Pensive 意指一种愁闷、冥思或忧伤的思想： "while pensive poets painful vigils keep" (Alexander Pope). “当冥想的诗人守夜忧思时” （亚历山大·柏蒲）。 Seeing the depth of her despair, he grew pensive.看到她陷入无限的绝望，他沉入深深的忧思中。
- Contemplative implies slow, directed consideration,often with conscious intent of achieving better understanding or spiritual or aesthetic enrichment: Contemplative 暗指一种缓慢而有指导的深思，常带有为了更好地理解或获得精神或美感上的富足的有意识的意图： "The Contemplative Atheist is rare . . . And yet they seem to be more than they are" (Francis Bacon).“喜欢深思的无神论者是很罕见的…他们看起来实际更喜欢思考” （弗朗西斯·培根）。
- Reflective suggests careful, analytical deliberation, as in reappraising past experience: Reflective 暗指一种如总结过去的经验教训等仔细周到和具分析性的思考： "Cromwell was of the active, not the reflective temper" (John Morley).“克伦威尔生性躁动，缺乏深思熟虑的性格” （约翰·莫利）。
- Meditative implies earnest, sustained thought: Meditative 暗指一种热切而持续的想法： The scholar was reticent, aloof, and meditative.这位学者寡言少语、离群索居而且总在沉思。
- Thoughtful can refer to absorption in thought or to the habit of reflection and circumspection: Thoughtful 可指陷入沉思或周密考虑及思考的习惯： The judge looked thoughtful, then granted the motion.法官沉思了一会儿，然后批准了这一议案。Thoughtful voters viewed the proposed legislation with alarm. 深思熟虑的投票人谨慎地看待这一立案法律
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