late 14c., from Old French pensif "thoughtful, distracted, musing" (11c.), from penser "to think," from Latin pensare "weigh, consider," frequentative of pendere "weigh" (see pendant). Related: Pensively; pensiveness.
雙語例句
1. He looked suddenly sombre, pensive.
他突然看起來很陰郁，一副憂慮的樣子。
來自柯林斯例句
2. You may remember the way each scene ended with someone looking pensive or significant.
你或許還記得，每一場(chǎng)的結(jié)尾要么是某人作沉思狀，要么是某人故作深沉。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He became so pensive that she didn't like to break into his thought.