V2EX mulling

Mulling

Definition / 定义

mullingmull 的现在分词/动名词,常指在脑中反复思考、仔细琢磨(常用搭配 mull over “反复考虑”)。
(另有较少见用法:指“给酒加香料并加热”的动作,如 mulling wine。)

Pronunciation / 发音

/ml/

Examples / 例句

I’m mulling it over.
我正在反复考虑这件事。

She spent the whole evening mulling over whether to change jobs, weighing the risks against the opportunities.
她整个晚上都在反复琢磨要不要换工作,把风险和机会放在一起权衡。

Etymology / 词源

Mull 的来源与“研磨、捣碎”这一概念有关,后来在语义上引申为“把想法在脑中反复‘碾磨’、推敲”,因此形成“仔细思考、反复考虑”的用法;mulling 则是其进行中的状态表达。

Related Words / 相关词

Literary Usage / 文学作品例

该词及其常见搭配 mull over 常用于描写人物的内心权衡与迟疑,在多种现代英语小说与散文中可见(不同版本措辞可能略有差异),例如:

  • James Joyce,《Ulysses》
  • Virginia Woolf,《Mrs Dalloway》
  • George Orwell,《1984》
  • Kazuo Ishiguro,《Never Let Me Go》
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