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单词 pensive
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pensive

adjective
/ˈpensɪv/
/ˈpensɪv/
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  1. thinking deeply about something, especially because you are sad or worried
    • to be in a pensive mood
    • to look pensive
    • She sat with a pensive expression on her face.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPensive is used with these nouns:
    • mood
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pensif, -ive, from penser ‘think’, from Latin pensare ‘ponder’, frequentative of pendere ‘weigh’.
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