overthink

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To think about; think over archaic
    — But when I dred that wou'd not work, I overthought me of a Wile How I might at my leisure lurk, My graceless Guardain to beguile.
  2. To think or analyze too much.
    — Don't overthink the problem. It's not that difficult.
  3. To think too highly (of); overestimate rare
    — So to think of self as not to overthink — to think of yourself with sober, moral judgment.

词形变化

overthinks present,singular,third-person overthinking participle,present overthought participle,past overthought past overthinks present,singular,third-person overthinking participle,present overthought participle,past overthought past

词汇关系

衍生词
overthinker

词源

词源 1
From Middle English *overthenken, *overthenchen (compare Middle English overthinken (“to grieve; have regrets; be sorry; be anxious”)), from Old English oferþenċan (“to think over; consider”), equivalent to over- + think.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-West Germanic *þankijan
Old English þenċan
Middle English thinken
English think
English overthink
From over- + think.
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