When you do something contemplatively, you do it while thinking in a quiet, serious way, not in a hurry. You might sit contemplatively by a window, or look contemplatively at a painting: the body is still, but the mind is working slowly and carefully.

When you do something contemplatively當你contemplatively地做某件事時 you do it while thinking in a quiet, serious way你是一邊安靜、認真地想著一邊做 not in a hurry不是匆匆忙忙的 You might sit contemplatively by a window你可能contemplatively地坐在窗邊 or look contemplatively at a painting或contemplatively地看著一幅畫 the body is still身體是靜止的 but the mind is working slowly and carefully但腦子正緩慢而仔細地運轉著

It is a formal word, a little like something from a book. In everyday talk people more often say thoughtfully, quietly, or they just say she sat and thought.

It is a formal word這是個正式的詞 a little like something from a book有點像書上才會出現的字 In everyday talk people more often say日常說話比較常說 thoughtfully, quietlythoughtfully（若有所思地）、quietly（安靜地） or they just say she sat and thought或者乾脆說she sat and thought（她坐著想事情）

Though actually it is a bit stronger than thoughtfully. Contemplatively suggests you have gone inside your own thoughts, almost as if you were watching them.

Though actually不過其實 it is a bit stronger than thoughtfully它的語氣比thoughtfully更強一點 Contemplatively suggests you have gone inside your own thoughtscontemplatively暗示你已經沉進自己的思緒裡 almost as if you were watching them幾乎像在旁邊看著自己想

You will meet it in novels and careful writing, not in a quick message to a friend.

You will meet it in novels and careful writing你會在小說和講究的文章裡遇到它 not in a quick message to a friend不會出現在傳給朋友的簡短訊息裡