muse
n
1 the Muses [pl]
(in Greek or Roman myth) the nine goddesses, daughters of Zeus or Jupiter, who protected and encouraged poetry, music, dancing, history and other branches of art and literature (希臘或羅馬神話中的)繆斯(九位女神, 均為宙斯或朱庇特之女, 專管詩歌、 音樂、 舞蹈、 歷史及其他文藝科目).
2 [C] (rhet 修辭) spirit that inspires a creative artist, esp a poet 藝術家(尤指詩人)的創作靈感
His muse had deserted him, and he could no longer write. 他已無靈感, 不能再寫作了.
muse v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (about/over/on/upon sth) think in a deep or concentrated way, ignoring what is happening around one 沉思; 冥想
sit musing on the events of the day, memories of the past, etc 坐著默默反省日間的事、 緬懷往事.
2 [Tn] say (sth) to oneself in a thoughtful way 沉思自語說(某事)
`I wonder if I shall ever see them again,' he mused. `我不知道是否還能再見到他們,'他沉思自問.