muse

muse

英 [mjuːz]
　　美 [mjuz]

n. 沉思；冥想
　　vt. 沉思；沉思地說
　　vi. 沉思；凝望

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，遊蕩，若有所思。

例句：

1. His muse had deserted him, and he could no longer write.
他已無靈感, 不能再寫作瞭.

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瞭高度贊揚，稱她既是母親又是詩人。

3. Once she was a nude model and muse to French artist Henri Matisse.
她曾是法國畫傢亨利·馬蒂斯的人體模特和靈感女神。

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。

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.