Word · Frequency #22406
Fully loadedpensive
沉思的；深思的
核心释义
deeply or seriously thoughtful; engaged in deep thought
- 1.
Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
- 2.
深思熟虑的
deeply or seriously thoughtful
- 3.
Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
- 4.
表现出沉思的悲伤
showing pensive sadness
- 5.
Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
面带忧思的；显得忧郁的；深思熟虑的；表现出沉思的悲伤；沉思的；哀思的
用法In use
She sat by the window, pensive and quiet, thinking about her future.
用法提示：pensive 作表语形容词，表示“沉思的”。
His pensive expression made me wonder what was troubling him.
用法提示：pensive 作定语修饰 expression，表示“若有所思的”。
After the meeting, he remained pensive, staring at his notes.
用法提示：pensive 作表语，表示“沉思的”。
look pensive
look 在这里是系动词，后接形容词，表示某人外表流露沉思或忧郁。常可与 seem、appear 互换。
She looked pensive, as if recalling a distant memory.
她看起来若有所思，仿佛在回忆一段遥远的往事。
a pensive [noun]
pensive 作定语时，常修饰 expression（表情）、mood（心情）、silence（沉默）等名词，强调这些事物带有沉思或忧愁的意味。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pensive mood
- 沉思的心境
- She sat by the window in a pensive mood, thinking about the future.她坐在窗边，陷入沉思，思考着未来。
- pensive silence
- 沉思的寂静
- The room fell into a pensive silence as everyone remembered the past.房间里陷入了沉思的寂静，每个人都在回忆往事。
- pensive look
- 沉思的神情
- He had a pensive look on his face as he gazed at the old photograph.他盯着那张旧照片，脸上露出沉思的神情。
- pensive expression
- 若有所思的表情
- Her pensive expression suggested she was working through a difficult problem.她若有所思的表情表明她正在思考一个难题。
- pensive face
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：手握钢笔（pen）沉思的人，神情忧郁——pensive 就是“沉思的，面带忧思的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、observing someone thinking 通常用于文学作品或较正式的描写中，表示深思或面带忧思的样子；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'pensive' (/ˈpɛnsɪv/), sharing the stressed /ɛnsɪv/ ending. Beware lookalikes spelled '-sive' but pronounced differently, e.g., 'massive' /ˈmæsɪv/, 'passive' /ˈpæsɪv/, 'decisive' /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ — they do not rhyme with 'pensive'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.