contemplationKK [ˏkɑntəˋmpleʃən] /ˌkɑntəˈmpleɪʃən/名詞1沉思、深思、冥想She sat by the window in silent contemplation for nearly an hour.她在窗邊靜靜沉思了將近一個小時。2凝視、注視、觀賞正式The quiet contemplation of the painting left him strangely moved.靜靜凝視那幅畫,讓他莫名地感動。3默想、默觀宗教The monks devote several hours each day to prayer and contemplation.修士每天花好幾個小時祈禱與默想。4考慮、打算、盤算正式The merger was already in contemplation when the new director arrived.新任董事到任時,合併案就已在考慮之中。