broodingadj.
美 'brudɪŋ
中文adj. 沉思的；徘徊不去的\nn. 孵卵
沉思的；徘徊不去的
n. 孵卵
词根词源
brooding (adj.)1640s, "hovering, overhanging" (as a mother bird does her nest), from present participle of brood (v.); meaning "that dwells moodily" first attested 1818 (in "Frankenstein").brooding (n.)"action of incubating," c. 1400, verbal noun from brood (v.). Figuratively (of weather, etc.) from 1805; of mental fixations by 1873. Related: Broodingly.
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