“thought"是由"think"的过去式和过去分词形式演变而来，“think"意为"思考”，那么"thought"就可以理解为"思考的结果”，即"想法"或"思想"

来自 think 的名词形式，-th,名词后缀，在 h 后缩写为 t.

1. I thought I'd enrol you with an art group at the school.

我想我会吸收你参加学校的一个艺术团。

2. I thought you might like to read the enclosed.

我想你或许想要读一下信封里的内容。

3. "Wait there!" Kathryn rose. "No, on second thought, follow me."

“在那儿等着！”凯瑟琳站起身来，“不，我改主意了。跟我来。”

4. I thought, "Here'ssomeone who'll understand me." So I wrote to her.

我想：“这个人会理解我的。”于是开始给她写信。

5. I thought a phonetic spelling might aid in pronunciation.

我想语音拼写可能有助于发音。