contemplation

contemplation
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time
    注视，凝视
    the road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery.
    路上的交通太繁忙了，无睱欣赏景色。
    ■deep reflective thought
    沉思；深思
    he would retire to his room for study or contemplation.
    他要回房学习或思考去了。
    ■the state of being thought about or planned
    打算，意图；预期
    substantial fitting work is in contemplation.
    计划进行大规模装修。
    ■religious meditation
    （宗教上的）冥思，冥想；默念，默想
    ■(in Christian spirituality) a form of prayer or meditation in which a person seeks to pass beyond mental images and concepts to a direct experience of the divine
    （基督教灵性的）敛心默祷；出神（尽力超越心中的形象与概念，直接与神相通）
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French, from Latin contemplatio(n-), from the verb contemplari (see contemplate)
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