Word · Frequency #22247
meditative
默想的；冥想的
deeply or seriously thoughtful; absorbed in thought
- 1.
Of or pertaining to meditation.
沉思的；冥想的。
- 2.
Thoughtful; pensive.
深思的；沉思的。
沉思的；冥想的。；深思的；沉思的。；默想的；耽于默想的；冥想的
In use
After yoga, she felt calm and meditative.
The quiet garden put him in a meditative mood.
He spoke in a slow, meditative voice.
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。
become/be + meditative
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。
in a meditative [mood/state]
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。
Connections
Collocations
- meditative state
- 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。
- meditative practice
- 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。
- meditative mood
- 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。
- meditative quality
- 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。
- meditative silence
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
meditative 里藏着 meditate（冥想），像冥想者静坐沉思，即“默想的、冥想的”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.