muse
英[mju?z]
美[mjuz]
- n. 沉思；冥想
- vt. 沉思；沉思地說
- vi. 沉思；凝望
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?muses;過去式:?mused;過去分詞:?mused;現在分詞:?musing;
中文詞源
muse 繆斯女神，智慧女神，靈感，沉思
來自希臘語Mousa,繆斯女神，來自PIE*men,思考，思索，詞源同mind,mentor.引申詞義靈感，沉思。也有觀點認為其沉思義來自拉丁語musum,鼻子，詞源同muzzle,原指狗把鼻子在空氣中嗅，諷刺人裝模作樣，假裝思考，游蕩，若有所思。
英文詞源
- muse (v.)
- "to reflect, to be absorbed in thought," mid-14c., from Old French muser (12c.) "to ponder, dream, wonder; loiter, waste time," literally "to stand with one's nose in the air" (or, possibly, "to sniff about" like a dog who has lost the scent), from muse "muzzle," from Gallo-Roman *musa "snout," of unknown origin. Probably influenced in sense by muse (n.). Related: Mused; musing.
- muse (n.)
- late 14c., protectors of the arts, from Old French Muse and directly from Latin Musa, from Greek Mousa, "the Muse," also "music, song," from PIE root *men- "to think, remember" (see mind (n.)). Meaning "inspiring goddess of a particular poet" is from late 14c. The traditional names and specialties of the nine Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, are: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (love poetry, lyric art), Euterpe (music, especially flute), Melpomene (tragedy), Polymnia (hymns), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), Urania (astronomy).
雙語例句
- 1. His muse had deserted him, and he could no longer write.
- 他已無靈感, 不能再寫作了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. However difficult she might have been, this book exalts her as both mother and muse.
- 盡管她可能很難相處，這本書還是對她給予了高度贊揚，稱她既是母親又是詩人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Once she was a nude model and muse to French artist Henri Matisse.
- 她曾是法國畫家亨利·馬蒂斯的人體模特和靈感女神。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Many of the papers muse on the fate of the President.
- 很多報紙都在揣測總統的命運。
來自辭典例句
- 5. She muse have been beautiful and is still well - looked.
- 她以前想必很美,現在仍然很好看.
來自辭典例句