ponder, ponderous
ponder和ponderous是两个不同的词,ponder是一个动词,意思是“深思熟虑”或“仔细考虑”。它的词源是中古法语的ponderer,来自拉丁语的ponderare,意思是“称重”或“考虑”,与pondus(重量)和pendere(悬挂)有关。从词源的角度来解释这个词,它表示一种在心中衡量或权衡一个问题或事情的行为,通常是为了做出决定或判断。例如:
He pondered the question before he answered.(他在回答之前深思熟虑了这个问题。)
She pondered over his words for a long time.(她对他的话仔细考虑了很久。)
这个词的近义词有:
meditate(沉思)
mull(琢磨)
muse(沉思)
ruminate(反复思考)
contemplate(沉思)
从词源的角度来解释这些近义词,它们都有表示一种在心中反复或专注地思考某事的含义,例如:
He meditated on the meaning of life.(他沉思着生命的意义。)
She mulled over the pros and cons of quitting her job.(她琢磨着辞职的利弊。)
He mused on the memories of his childhood.(他沉思着他童年的回忆。)
She ruminated on the consequences of her actions.(她反复思考着她行为的后果。)
He contemplated the mysteries of the universe.(他沉思着宇宙的奥秘。)
ponderous是一个形容词,意思是“沉重的”或“笨拙的” 。从词源的角度来解释这个词,它表示一种重量或重要性过大而难以移动或处理的状态,通常是贬义的。例如:
He carried a ponderous suitcase across the airport.(他拖着一个沉重的行李箱穿过机场。)
The book was full of ponderous prose and dull descriptions.(这本书充满了笨拙的散文和乏味的描写。)
这个词的近义词有:
heavy(沉重的)
cumbersome(笨重的)
unwieldy(难以控制的)
tedious(冗长乏味的)
dull(迟钝的)
从词源的角度来解释这些近义词,它们都有表示一种缺乏轻盈或灵活性而令人厌烦或困难的状态,例如:
The box was too heavy for him to lift.(这个箱子对他来说太沉重了,他抬不起来。)
The machine was cumbersome and noisy.(这台机器又笨重又吵闹。)
The law is unwieldy and complex.(这项法律是难以控制和复杂的。)
The lecture was tedious and boring.(这场讲座是冗长乏味和无聊的。)
His mind was dull and slow.(他的头脑是迟钝和迟缓的。)