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单词 contemplature
释义

contemplaturen.

Brit. /kənˈtɛmplətʃə/, U.S. /kənˈtɛmpləˌtʃʊ(ə)r/, /kənˈtɛmplətʃər/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin contemplāt- , contemplāre , -ure suffix1.
Etymology: < classical Latin contemplāt-, past participial stem of contemplāre contemplate v. + -ure suffix1. Compare earlier contemplation n.
Now rare.
The action of contemplating something; (also) a state of contemplation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun]
thoughta1387
consideration1388
contemplationc1390
meditationa1393
musinga1393
speculationa1450
studier1472
musea1500
recollection1576
contemplature1580
rumination1585
contemplating1587
amuse1606
meditating1609
theory1611
meditancea1625
amusement1694
cogitabundation1729
cogibundity1734
cogitabundity1744
think1834
recueillement1845
thunk1922
noodling1942
1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 24 [It] may delyght the conceiptes of the head, but it will destroye the contemplature of the heart.
a1592 R. Greene Orpharion (1599) 16 Acestes fell into a drowsie kind of contemplature.
1807 D. Carpenter Refl. suggested by Mr. Whitbread's Bill 63 Words calculated to deceive the multitude, and divert them from the contemplature of what may best promote their..welfare.
1857 M. B. Betham-Edwards White House by Sea II. xiii. 141 I stood before the looking-glass, in irresolute contemplature.
1969 Times 6 Sept. (Arts section) p. iii The studied reticence of Mr. John Murphy and Mr. Peter Waldron converts one room into a place for quiet contemplature.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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