contemplate

英 ['kɒntempleɪt; -təm-] 美 ['kɑntəmplet]

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contemplate 考虑

con-, 强调。-tem，砍，切，词源同tome, anatomy，temple. 本义为一块保留（切下来）的用来占卜的神圣之地，后用来指思考的地方，沉思，考虑。

contemplate: contemplate: [16] Etymologically, to contemplate something is to observe it in a ‘temple’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin contemplārī, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com- and templum. This word, source of course of English temple, originally signified a space marked out by augurs (priests in ancient Rome who interpreted omens) for making observations. Hence contemplārī originally meant ‘observe omens carefully’, but its application soon became more general.
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contemplate (v.): 1590s, from Latin contemplatus, past participle of contemplari "survey, observe" (see contemplation). Related: Contemplated; contemplating.

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1. The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.: 战争的可能性太可怕了,真不堪细想.

4. That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.: 那让人难以认真思考这个可能，即目前的政策也许并不能持续下去。

5. He may try to blast his way out of trouble, playing attacking shots to balls he would not normally contemplate hitting.: 他可能是想努力摆脱困境，平时不会考虑击打的球也打起了进攻。