• adj. 沉思的，憂郁的；悲傷的，哀愁的

來自拉丁語pendere,懸掛，稱量，詞源同pendulum,dependent,pound.-s,表反復(fù)。即反復(fù)稱量的，反復(fù)衡量的，引申詞義哀傷的，憂戚的。詞義演變比較deliberate.

pensive

pensive: see pansy

pensive (adj.)

late 14c., from Old French pensif "thoughtful, distracted, musing" (11c.), from penser "to think," from Latin pensare "weigh, consider," frequentative of pendere "weigh" (see pendant). Related: Pensively; pensiveness.

1. He looked suddenly sombre, pensive.

他突然看起來很陰郁，一副憂慮的樣子。

來自柯林斯例句

2. You may remember the way each scene ended with someone looking pensive or significant.

你或許還記得，每一場的結(jié)尾要么是某人作沉思狀，要么是某人故作深沉。

來自柯林斯例句

3. He became so pensive that she didn't like to break into his thought.

他陷入沉思之中,她不想打斷他的思路.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. What are you so pensive about?

你這么專心,在想些 什么 ?

來自辭典例句

5. She had a gentle voice and pensive expression.

她有柔和的聲音和深思的表情.

來自辭典例句