† contemplairev.

Forms: late Middle English contemplaire, 1500s contemplayre.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from French. Etymon: French contempler.

Etymology: Probably irregularly < Middle French contempler to contemplate (see contemplate v.). Perhaps compare complaire v. Compare slightly earlier contemple v. and later contemplate v.

Obsolete.

intransitive and transitive. To contemplate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > meditate, reflect [verb (intransitive)]

howOE

study?c1225

bethinkc1300

muse1340

recorda1400

imaginec1400

to take thoughtc1450

contemplaire1474

medite1483

remord1535

contemplate?1538

ruminate1547

meditate1560

scance1606

excogitate1630

cogitate1633

reflect1772

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > meditate upon [verb (transitive)]

thinkOE

overthinkOE

recorda1400

studya1400

imaginec1405

revolve?c1425

contemplairec1525

brood1589

recollect1626

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. iii. 41 Than shold the Iuges studie and contemplaire moche more than they [sc. craftsmen].

c1525 W. Walter tr. G. Boccaccio Tytus & Gesyppus sig. A.ij Tytus sate by & dyd contemplayre Her noble beaute.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	contemplaire
释义	† contemplairev. Forms: late Middle English contemplaire, 1500s contemplayre. Origin: Probably a borrowing from French. Etymon: French contempler. Etymology: Probably irregularly < Middle French contempler to contemplate (see contemplate v.). Perhaps compare complaire v. Compare slightly earlier contemple v. and later contemplate v. Obsolete. intransitive and transitive. To contemplate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > meditate, reflect [verb (intransitive)] howOE study?c1225 bethinkc1300 muse1340 recorda1400 imaginec1400 to take thoughtc1450 contemplaire1474 medite1483 remord1535 contemplate?1538 ruminate1547 meditate1560 scance1606 excogitate1630 cogitate1633 reflect1772 the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > meditate upon [verb (transitive)] thinkOE overthinkOE recorda1400 studya1400 imaginec1405 revolve?c1425 contemplairec1525 brood1589 recollect1626 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. iii. 41 Than shold the Iuges studie and contemplaire moche more than they [sc. craftsmen]. c1525 W. Walter tr. G. Boccaccio Tytus & Gesyppus sig. A.ij Tytus sate by & dyd contemplayre Her noble beaute. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1474
随便看	θ145930 θ145931 θ145932 θ145933 θ145934 θ145935 θ145936 θ145937 θ145938 θ145939 θ14594 θ145940 θ145941 θ145942 θ145943 θ145944 θ145945 θ145946 θ145947 θ145948 θ145949 θ14595 θ145950 θ145951 θ145952