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meditative + noun
meditative 作定语放在名词前，表示“沉思的、冥想的”。
She sat in a meditative silence.
她坐在一片沉思的寂静中。
默想的；冥想的
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默想的；冥想的
deeply or seriously thoughtful; absorbed in thought
She sat in a meditative silence.
她坐在一片沉思的寂静中。
沉思的；冥想的。
Of or pertaining to meditation.
深思的；沉思的。
Thoughtful; pensive.
After yoga, she felt calm and meditative.
瑜伽过后，她感到平静而若有所思。
The quiet garden put him in a meditative mood.
安静的花园让他陷入沉思的心境。
He spoke in a slow, meditative voice.
他用缓慢、若有所思的声音说话。
meditative 作定语放在名词前，表示“沉思的、冥想的”。
She sat in a meditative silence.
她坐在一片沉思的寂静中。
作表语，与系动词连用，描述人陷入沉思的状态。
He became meditative and spoke little.
他变得沉思起来，话很少。
用于 in a ... mood/state 结构，表示处于某种沉思的心境。
He walked home in a meditative mood.
他带着沉思的心情走回家。
Not this
I meditative for ten minutes every day.
Use this
I meditate for ten minutes every day.
meditative 是形容词，不能单独作谓语；表达“冥想”这个动作要用动词 meditate。中文“冥想”可兼作动词，容易误把形容词当动词用。
Not this
He meditative throughout the walk.
Use this
He was meditative throughout the walk.
形容词 meditative 作表语时必须与系动词 be 连用；英语形容词不能像中文形容词那样直接作谓语，所以需要加 was。
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冥想状态
After the long hike, she entered a meditative state.
长途徒步之后，她进入了一种冥想状态。
冥想练习
His early morning meditative practice helps him focus.
他清晨的冥想练习有助于他集中注意力。
沉思的心境
The quiet garden put him in a meditative mood.
宁静的花园使他陷入沉思的心境。
冥想般的特质
The slow rhythm of the piece gives it a meditative quality.
这首曲子缓慢的节奏赋予它一种冥想般的特质。
沉思的寂静
They sat in meditative silence by the lake.
他们坐在湖边，沉浸在沉思的寂静中。
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meditative 里藏着 meditate（冥想），像冥想者静坐沉思，即“默想的、冥想的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、reflective description meditative 通常用于书面或文学语境，描述深沉思考或冥想的状态；口语中较少单独使用，可考虑用 thoughtful 表示类似含义。
Native and creative match meditative's final /eɪtɪv/ sound, but because meditative is stressed on the first syllable, they do not fully rhyme with it. Relative, imaginative, talkative, and contemplative are spelling lookalikes ending in -ative but use /ətɪv/, so they sound different.
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