pensive 英 [ˈpensɪv]   美 [ˈpɛnsɪv]

pensive

pensive  英 [ˈpensɪv] 美 [ˈpɛnsɪv]

adj. 忧郁的;悲伤的,哀愁的 

a pensive mood 沉重的心情
to look pensive 神情忧伤

  • See that person staring out the window who looks so sad and lost in thought? He is pensive, the opposite of cheery and carefree.
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  • adj. 忧郁的;悲伤的,哀愁的
  • 1. a pensive mood

    沉重的心情

  • 2. to look pensive

    神情忧伤

  • pensive (adj.) late 14c., from Old French pensif "thoughtful, distracted, musing" (11c.), from penser "to think," from Latin pensare "weigh, consider," frequentative of pendere "to hang, cause to hang; weigh; pay" (from PIE root *(s)pen- "to draw, stretch, spin"). Related: Pensively; pensiveness.
pen·sive / ˈpensɪv ; NAmE ˈpensɪv / adjective thinking deeply about sth, especially because you are sad or worried 沉思的;忧伤的;忧戚的 a pensive mood 沉重的心情 to look pensive 神情忧伤 pen·sive·ly / ˈpensɪvli ; NAmE ˈpensɪvli / adverb pen·sive / ˈpensɪv ; NAmE ˈpensɪv / pen·sive·ly / ˈpensɪvli ; NAmE ˈpensɪvli /
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