consider
英 [k?n's?d?]
美[k?n's?d?]
- vt. 考慮；認(rèn)為；考慮到；細(xì)想
- vi. 考慮；認(rèn)為；細(xì)想
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?considers;過(guò)去式:?considered;過(guò)去分詞:?considered;現(xiàn)在分詞:?considering;
中文詞源
consider 考慮
con-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-sider, 星，詞源同star, sidereal. 古義指星相學(xué)看星占卜，并通過(guò)星辰移位來(lái)思考預(yù)測(cè)人間萬(wàn)事。比較disaster, 星位不正，空難。
英文詞源
- consider
- consider: [14] Etymologically, consider means ‘observe the stars’. Amongst the most popular of ancient Roman methods of divination was astrology, and so the Latin verb consīderāre was coined (from the intensive prefix com- and sīdus ‘star’, source of English sidereal) to describe the activity of carefully noting the stars’ courses for the purpose of drawing auguries.
From ‘observing stars’ it soon broadened out in meaning to simply ‘observe’, and hence figuratively ‘think over something’, but the sense ‘have an opinion’ seems to be an English development of the 16th century. English acquired the word via Old French considerer, but borrowed considerable directly from Latin consīderābilis; the modern sense ‘large in amount’ arose in the mid-17th century, on the basis of an earlier ‘worthy of consideration because of great quantity’.
=> desire, sidereal - consider (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French considerer (13c.) "reflect on, consider, study," from Latin considerare "to look at closely, observe," perhaps literally "to observe the stars," from com- "with" (see com-) + sidus (genitive sideris) "constellation" (see sidereal).
Perhaps a metaphor from navigation, but more likely reflecting Roman obsession with divination by astrology. Tucker doubts the connection with sidus, however, because it is "quite inapplicable to desiderare," and suggests derivation instead from the PIE root of English side meaning "stretch, extend," and a sense for the full word of "survey on all sides" or "dwell long upon." Related: Considered; considering.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. After a year we will sympathetically consider an application for reinstatement.
- 一年后我們會(huì)對(duì)復(fù)職申請(qǐng)予以考慮和批準(zhǔn)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The jury will retire to consider its verdict today.
- 陪審團(tuán)今天將退庭商議裁決結(jié)果。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Consider what your likes and dislikes are about your job.
- 想想工作中哪些部分是自己喜歡的，哪些是不喜歡的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. We consider it a compliment to be called "conservative"
- 我們認(rèn)為被稱作“保守分子”是對(duì)我們的一種贊賞。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. It is worth pausing to consider these statements from Mr Davies.
- 戴維斯先生的這番話值得大家停下來(lái)思考一下。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句