expressing or involving prolonged thought 沉思的 she regarded me with a contemplative eye. 她若有所思地凝视着我。 ■involving or given to deep silent prayer or religious meditation 冥想的;默念的;敛心默祷的 contemplative knowledge of God. 在敛心默祷中感受上帝同在。
noun
a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, especially in a monastery or convent 敛心默祷者;僧侣;修士;修女
派生 contemplatively adverb 语源
Middle English: from Old French contemplatif, -ive, or Latin contemplativus, from contemplat- 'meditated', from the verb contemplari (see contemplate)