Muse



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 沉思, 冥想
• ［英］ v. 沉思, 冥想 ( to think or meditate in silence)
• ［记］ 联想记忆: Muse ( 希腊神话中缪斯女神)
• ［例］ She sat musing for hours.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (mused; musing)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French muser to gape, idle, muse, from Old French *mus mouth of an animal, from Medieval Latin musus
• Date: 14th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to become absorbed in thought; especially to turn something over in the mind meditatively and often inconclusively
  • 2. archaic wonder, marvel
• transitive verb
  • to think or say reflectively
• Synonyms: see ponder
• ? muser noun

II. noun

• Date: 15th century
• a state of deep thought or dreamy abstraction

III. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin Musa, from Greek Mousa
• Date: 14th century
• 1. capitalized any of the nine sister goddesses in Greek mythology presiding over song and poetry and the arts and sciences
• 2. a source of inspiration; especially a guiding genius
• 3. poet

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