contemplation

n.
1.thoughtfulness,meditation,study of life沉思，默想，对人生的思考。
△H.V.1.1.63: “And so the Prince ob-scured his contemplation/Under the veil of wildness,which(i.e.contemplation),no doubt,/Grew likethe summer grass,fastest by night，”同样，太子也把他对于人生的深思熟虑遮掩在一层荒唐的面纱之下，所以，毫无疑问，它就像夏天的草，在夜里生长得最快。
2. meditative condition of mind,thinking about one-self冥想，自思自想。
△Tw.2.5.35(30): “Contempla-tion makes a rare turkey-cock of him.”痴心妄想已经使他变成一只出色的火鸡了。