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。
沉思的;深思的
面带忧思的;显得忧郁的;深思熟虑的;表现出沉思的悲伤;哀思的
deeply or seriously thoughtful; engaged in deep thought
Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
深思熟虑的
deeply or seriously thoughtful
Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
表现出沉思的悲伤
showing pensive sadness
Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
She sat by the window, pensive and quiet, thinking about her future.
她坐在窗边,沉思而安静,思考着自己的未来。
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.
他若有所思的表情让我想知道他在为什么事烦恼。
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.
会后他依然沉思着,凝视着自己的笔记。
用法提示:pensive 作表语,表示“沉思的”。
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。
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。
He sat with a pensive expression, saying nothing.
他坐在那里,一副沉思的表情,一言不发。
thoughtful 也可表示“体贴的”;指“沉思的”时比 pensive 更口语化、中性,不带明显哀伤。
reflective 较正式,侧重冷静地反省或思考;pensive 更强调面上流露的沉思与忧郁。
contemplative 多指专注、默想或哲思,比 pensive 更静、更深,未必有忧伤。
musing 强调不出声地出神冥想,常见于文学语体;pensive 则更常指神情上的沉静与忧思。
wistful 有“因怀念或渴望而忧伤”的含义,比 pensive 的情感更强;若只是单纯沉思则不宜替换。
grammar · medium
易错句子He pensive when he heard the news.
正确表达He was pensive when he heard the news.
pensive 是形容词,不能直接作谓语;英语中形容词作表语时必须用系动词 be,而汉语形容词可直接作谓语,因此学习者容易漏掉 was。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very pensive and always helps his friends.
正确表达He is very thoughtful and always helps his friends.
pensive 意为“深思的、忧郁的”,不表示“体贴的”;表示“体贴、考虑周到”应使用 thoughtful。此处混淆了 pensive 与 thoughtful 的词义。
与表示“深思的”相对,指不动脑筋、不加考虑;不表示无忧无虑。
与“面带忧思的”相对,指没有烦恼、心情轻松;不强调缺乏思考。
与“认真深思的”相对,指态度轻率、不认真;多含贬义。
与“深刻的”相对,指思考不深入、流于表面。
与“牵肠挂肚、忧思的”相对,指对事情不在意。
pensive 强调沉思时带有一丝忧郁的神情;thoughtful 既可指“认真思考”,也可指“体贴的”,并不含忧伤色彩。
contemplative 侧重长时间静默思考,常带有哲思或冥想意味,不一定忧伤;pensive 则通常流露出感伤、忧郁的神色。
melancholy 指忧伤、沮丧的情绪或氛围本身;pensive 是“沉思”加上淡淡的忧伤,并非纯粹的悲伤。
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。
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。
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。
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。
沉思的面容
I noticed his pensive face in the crowd and wondered what was troubling him.
我在人群中注意到他沉思的面容,想知道他在为什么事烦恼。
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pens-(思考;衡量,源自拉丁语 pensare)+ -ive(有…性质的形容词后缀)。同根词:compensate(补偿)、dispense(分配)、expense(花费)、pension(养老金);同后缀词:active(活跃的)、creative(有创造力的)。
pensive 常用来形容一种沉思的心情或状态。
沉思的人往往安静,pensive 常与沉默的氛围联系在一起。
pensive 常带有淡淡的忧伤,与 melancholy 的情感基调相近。
pensive 强调深入的自我思考,内省是这种思考的过程。
两者都指沉浸在思绪中,reverie 更偏梦幻般的出神状态。
陷入沉思
He sat by the window, lost in pensive thought.
他坐在窗边,陷入沉思。
处于沉思的情绪中
She walked along the beach in a pensive mood.
她沿着海滩散步,神情沉思。
变得沉思起来;陷入感伤的沉思
The old man waxed pensive as he looked through the photographs.
老人翻看照片时,变得沉思起来。
因为常常,当我卧在榻上,/ 在茫然或沉思的心绪中。
After reading the letter, he became pensive and said nothing.
读完信后,他陷入沉思,一言不发。
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