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单词 meditative
释义
meditative
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adj

The adjective meditative is good for describing something that's reflective or deeply thoughtful. Your favorite movies might be quiet, slow-paced, and meditative.
When you reflect on your life or an important decision, you are meditative, and anything that involves this state of mind can be described the same way. A yoga studio often has a meditative feeling about it, and good, thoughtful advice is usually offered in a meditative way. The root of meditative is the Latin word meditat, or "contemplated," which in turn comes from a Proto-Indo-European root that means "to measure, consider, or advise."
WORD FAMILY
meditative: meditatively, meditativeness+/meditate: meditated, meditates, meditating, meditation, meditative, premeditate/meditation: meditations/premeditate: premeditated, premeditating, premeditation/premeditated: premeditatedly, unpremeditated/premeditation: premeditations/unpremeditated: unpremeditatedly
USAGE EXAMPLES
Trying to do a meditative movie at this point, in this insane world we’re in now, was incredibly brave.
Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016)
She practices Sufi whirling, a twirling style of dance associated with Persian dervishes that involves extended stretches of vigorous spinning in a meditative trance.
New York Times(Dec 01, 2016)
Fans often describe the videos as meditative, or even therapeutic.
New York Times(Dec 01, 2016)
adj deeply or seriously thoughtful
Syn
brooding, broody, contemplative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
thoughtful
exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
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