• vt. 沉思；注視；思忖；預期
• vi. 冥思苦想；深思熟慮

con-, 強調。-tem，砍，切，詞源同tome, anatomy，temple. 本義為一塊保留（切下來）的用來占卜的神圣之地，后用來指思考的地方，沉思，考慮。

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.

1. The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.

戰爭的可能性太可怕了,真不堪細想.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. We don't contemplate his [ him ] opposing our plan.

我們預料他不會反對我們的計劃.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.

后果不堪設想.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.

那讓人難以認真思考這個可能，即目前的政策也許并不能持續下去。

來自柯林斯例句

5. He may try to blast his way out of trouble, playing attacking shots to balls he would not normally contemplate hitting.

他可能是想努力擺脫困境，平時不會考慮擊打的球也打起了進攻。

來自柯林斯例句