ponder
ponder
verb
ponderation
noun
verb
- [with obj.]think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion
思索，考虑
I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion.
我考虑在这种场合该穿什么衣服。
[no obj.]she sat pondering over her problem.
她坐在那里思考着她的问题。
ponderation
noun
- (rare 罕).)
- Middle English (in the sense 'appraise, judge the worth of'): from Old French ponderer 'consider', from Latin ponderare 'weigh, reflect on', from pondus, ponder- 'weight'
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