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語源

From 中期英語 pensif, pensyfe, pencyve, from Old French pensif (“thoughtful”), from penser (“to think”) (from Latin pēnsō) + -if (English -ive).

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA: /ˈpɛn(t).sɪv/
• 韻: -ɛnsɪv

形容詞

pensive (comparative more pensive, superlative most pensive)

1. Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.

   He sat in pensive silence, weighing his options carefully.

2. Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.

   The author’s tone grows pensive in the final chapters.

3. Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness.
   • 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 4:

     Abstruse thought and profound researches I prohibit, and will severely punish, by the pensive melancholy which they introduce

   • 1979, J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company, chapter 21:

     Through the deep grass the faces of the three children glowed like pensive moons.

同意語

反意語

• carefree
• thoughtless
• unreflective

派生語

関連する語

• poise
• pansy
• peso

アナグラム

• vespine