Cogitating
“Cogitating” 指安静、深入地思考,常带有仔细权衡的意味,比 think 更书面,如 cogitating on a legal question(斟酌一个法律问题)。
- “He walked the garden alone, cogitating on what to say at the meeting.” (他独自在花园里踱步,琢磨会议上该说些什么。)
- “The jury spent hours cogitating before reaching a verdict.” (陪审团斟酌数小时后才作出裁决。)
- “She was cogitating whether to accept the overseas assignment.” (她正反复考虑是否接受这份海外任务。)
来自拉丁语 cogitare(思考),由 co-(一起)与 agitare(驱动、搅动)组成,原义为“在心里反复驱动想法”。
词干 “cogitat-” 表思考;“-ing” 表示正在深思、斟酌的过程。
法律、哲学与文学文本中常见 cogitate / cogitating;日常口语更常说 thinking it over,但阅读原著或社论时会遇到此词。
- 原形: cogitate
- 名词: cogitation
- 固定搭配: “cogitating on” (深思), “cogitating over” (反复琢磨)
“co-” 一起 + “git” 驱动思绪——cogitating 就是心里反复推演、认真琢磨。
“Cogitating by the fire, the detective connected clues that had seemed unrelated for weeks.” (在炉火边苦思冥想时,侦探把几周来看似无关的线索联系了起来。)