rethink

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of thinking again about something.
    — This business plan of yours looks risky. It needs a rethink.
动词 v.
  1. To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.
    — Disability rights advocates are encouraging people to rethink the words "crazy" and "insane" as they stigmatize mental health.

词形变化

rethinks present,singular,third-person rethinking participle,present rethought participle,past rethought past rethinks plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
Proto-West Germanic *þankijan
Old English þenċan
Middle English thinken
English think
English rethink
From re- + think.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
Proto-West Germanic *þankijan
Old English þenċan
Middle English thinken
English think
English rethink
From re- + think.
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