| 单词 | thoughtful |
| 释义 | thoughtful (once / 197 pages) adj You are thoughtful if you consider how your actions and words will affect other people’s feelings. It is thoughtful to cook your friend's favorite dish when you invite him over for dinner. The adjective thoughtful describes someone who pays attention or considers others' feelings when they speak and act. If your friend is heartbroken about a recent break-up, holding off on gushing about your new love is the thoughtful thing to do. Thoughtful can also describe intellectual depth, like a thoughtful essay on a well-known poem that focuses on a line that other scholars have overlooked. WORD FAMILYthoughtful: thoughtfully, thoughtfulness, unthoughtful+/forethought: forethoughtful, forethoughts/forethoughtful: forethoughtfully, unforethoughtful/rethink: rethinking, rethinks, rethought/think: rethink, thinkable, thinker, thinking, thinks, thought/thinkable: thinkably, unthinkable/thinker: thinkers/thinking: thinkingly, thinkings, unthinking/thought: forethought, thoughtful, thoughtless, thoughts, unthought/thoughtfulness: thoughtfulnesses/thoughtless: thoughtlessly, thoughtlessness/thoughtlessness: thoughtlessnesses/unthinkable: unthinkably/unthinking: unthinkingly/unthoughtful: unthoughtfully, unthoughtfulness USAGE EXAMPLESDeeply thoughtful and compassionate, this sci-fi drama is all about trying to communicate with aliens rather than defeat them. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) British officials said they regarded Mr. Kerry’s speech as a thoughtful summary of longstanding British and European concerns about the direction of Israeli politics. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) In the random spare slivers of his day, Paterson, quiet and thoughtful by nature, writes poetry. Time(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj exhibiting or characterized by careful thought a thoughtful paper Syn|Ant considerate showing concern for the rights and feelings of others bemused, deep in thought, lost, preoccupieddeeply absorbed in thought brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminativedeeply or seriously thoughtful cogitativegiven to cogitation well thought outresulting from careful thought deliberativeinvolved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination excogitativeconcerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation thoughtless showing lack of careful thought inconsideratelacking regard for the rights or feelings of others inconsiderate, unconsideredwithout proper consideration or reflection unreflective, unthinking, unthoughtfulnot exhibiting or characterized by careful thought 2adj acting with or showing thought and good sense Syn serious-minded serious concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities 3adj taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention Syn|Ant attentive, heedful, paying attention heedless, unheeding marked by or paying little heed or attention careless, regardless(usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration deaf, indifferent(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed 4adj considerate of the feelings or well-being of others Syn considerate showing concern for the rights and feelings of others 5adj having intellectual depth a deeply thoughtful essay Syn profound showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth |
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