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語源

From 中期英語 thoȝtful, thohtful, equivalent to thought +‎ -ful. Compare Dutch gedachtenvol, Swedish tankfull.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈθɔːtfl̩/
• (General American) enPR: thôt’fl, IPA: /ˈθɔtfl̩/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: thät’fl, IPA: /ˈθɑtfl̩/
• ハイフネーション: thought‧ful

形容詞

thoughtful (comparative more thoughtful, superlative most thoughtful)

1. Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.

   Synonyms: careful, contemplative, pensive, thoughty, ruminant

   Most thoughtful people eventually solve the puzzle.

   • 1859, Edward Fitzgerald, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia, page 2:

     Now the New Year reviving old Desires,
     The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires,
     Where the White Hand of Moses on the Bough
     Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.

   • 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:

     But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.

2. Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.

   Synonyms: thoughty, considerate, attentive, caring

   Preparing dinner is a thoughtful gesture for a new mother.

反意語

• thoughtless

派生語