ponderativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒnd(ə)rətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈpɑnd(ə)rədɪv/,

/ˈpɑndəˌreɪdɪv/

Forms: 1600s ponderatiue, 1800s– ponderative.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; probably partly modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: Latin ponderāt- , ponderāre , -ive suffix.

Etymology: Originally < classical Latin ponderāt-, past participial stem of ponderāre ponder v. + -ive suffix. In later use probably after Spanish ponderativo evaluative (1611 or earlier; 1942 or earlier in specific linguistics use, e.g. in the phrases frase ponderativa idiomatic expression of evaluation, pregunta ponderativa rhetorical question).

rare.

Of or relating to the action of pondering; deliberative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adjective]

contemplative1340

thoughtfula1400

considering1483

revolving1597

deliberative1602

ponderative1610

reflexive1630

ponderous1632

reflecting1632

reflectivea1640

perpensive1647

balancing1850

meditative1876

1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God x. ix. 372 Wee haue the minde, and the ponderatiue iudgement of reason [L. exactum illud rationis iudicium].

1869 Littell's Living Age 9 Oct. 127/2 The ponderative rôle, so to speak, which England so long enjoyed.

1948 Hispanic Rev. 16 183 This applies..far beyond the limits suggested by Kany; to ponderative masi.

1954 in E. L. King tr. A. Castro Struct. Spanish Hist. ix. 284 An axiological perspective in which the verb to be has a ponderative function.

1993 Hispanic Rev. 61 333 All the poems are..marked by a ponderative refrain that rouses the public to join in the praise of the Virgin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ponderative
释义	ponderativeadj. Brit. /ˈpɒnd(ə)rətɪv/, U.S. /ˈpɑnd(ə)rədɪv/, /ˈpɑndəˌreɪdɪv/ Forms: 1600s ponderatiue, 1800s– ponderative. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; probably partly modelled on a Spanish lexical item. Etymons: Latin ponderāt- , ponderāre , -ive suffix. Etymology: Originally < classical Latin ponderāt-, past participial stem of ponderāre ponder v. + -ive suffix. In later use probably after Spanish ponderativo evaluative (1611 or earlier; 1942 or earlier in specific linguistics use, e.g. in the phrases frase ponderativa idiomatic expression of evaluation, pregunta ponderativa rhetorical question). rare. Of or relating to the action of pondering; deliberative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adjective] contemplative1340 thoughtfula1400 considering1483 revolving1597 deliberative1602 ponderative1610 reflexive1630 ponderous1632 reflecting1632 reflectivea1640 perpensive1647 balancing1850 meditative1876 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God x. ix. 372 Wee haue the minde, and the ponderatiue iudgement of reason [L. exactum illud rationis iudicium]. 1869 Littell's Living Age 9 Oct. 127/2 The ponderative rôle, so to speak, which England so long enjoyed. 1948 Hispanic Rev. 16 183 This applies..far beyond the limits suggested by Kany; to ponderative masi. 1954 in E. L. King tr. A. Castro Struct. Spanish Hist. ix. 284 An axiological perspective in which the verb to be has a ponderative function. 1993 Hispanic Rev. 61 333 All the poems are..marked by a ponderative refrain that rouses the public to join in the praise of the Virgin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1610
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