ruminative

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful.
    — They waited expectantly while he directed a ruminative yawn toward the white smiling moon.
  2. Relating to or characteristic of ruminants; chewing the cud.

词形变化

more ruminative comparative most ruminative superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
ruminatively
相关词
contemplative reflective

词源

Etymology tree
English ruminate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English ruminative
From ruminate + -ive.
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