meditate學測 L6KK [ˈmɛdəˌtet] ｜ /ˈmɛdəˌteɪt/
靜坐冥想；修行打坐·沉思；冥想
學測常考動詞，常與反思、放鬆主題出現
He closed his eyes and meditated on the sound of his own breath.
他閉上雙眼，專注冥想自己的呼吸聲。
一個畫面：閉眼專注呼吸
盤坐闔眼雙腿盤起，闔上雙眼
專注呼吸把注意力放在一吸一吐間
念頭放空讓紛亂的念頭慢慢平靜
義項
靜坐修行C2verb靜坐冥想；修行打坐
Every morning before breakfast, my grandmother sits on the floor and meditates for ten minutes.
每天早餐前，奶奶會坐在地上靜坐冥想十分鐘。
meditate every morningmeditate quietly
沉思複習C1verb沉思；冥想
Before her biology exam, she closed her eyes and meditated on what she had learned in class.
生物段考前，她閉上眼睛，仔細回想課堂上學過的內容。
meditate on a problemmeditate on the past
片語
meditate on深入琢磨 →針對某件事仔細思考
meditate quietly靜靜沉思 →不出聲、專心地想
你會不會這樣說？
他每天早上都會 _____ 30 分鐘來放鬆心情。(meditate / medicate)
看答案
meditate
meditate 是靜坐沉思，medicate 是「服藥」，字形相近易混淆。
'Before her biology exam, she closed her eyes and meditated on what she had learned in class.' 這裡的 meditate 最接近哪個意思？(A) 宗教打坐 (B) 仔細思考 (C) 服用藥物
看答案
(B)
此句描述考前複習，對應「反覆思考」義項，而非打坐修行。
字族
meditation 冥想；靜坐・meditative 沉思的；冥想的