the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time
注视,凝视
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the road is too busy for leisurely contemplation of the scenery .路上的交通太繁忙了,无暇欣赏景色。
deep reflective thought
沉思;深思
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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
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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)。
"Middle English: from Old French, from Latin