c. 1200, "thought, idea, notion," from Old French cogitacion "thought, consideration, reflection," from Latin cogitationem (nominative cogitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of cogitare "to think, reflect, consider, turn over in the mind," apparently from co-agitare, from com- "together" (see co-) + agitare, here in a sense of "to turn over in the mind," literally "to put in constant motion, drive, impel," frequentative of agere "to move, drive" (see agitation).
雙語例句
1. After much cogitation, we decided to move to the Isle of Wight.
經(jīng)過慎重考慮后，我們決定搬到懷特島去。
來自柯林斯例句
2. After much cogitation he rejected the offer.
做了仔細思考之后,他還是拒絕了邀請.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The existing problems were analyzed from two aspects of cogitation and research.
分析了在含蠟原油低溫粘彈性認識上和研究中存在的問題.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. But these words were not the product of intellectual cogitation; they were rooted in direct experience.