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the muse of [domain]
Calliope is the muse of epic poetry.
卡利俄珀是史诗的缪斯。
灵感来源；创作灵感
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
灵感来源；创作灵感
A person or thing that inspires someone, especially an artist or writer.
Calliope is the muse of epic poetry.
卡利俄珀是史诗的缪斯。
指给人灵感的人或事物。
(指人)灵感之源。
Of a person: a source of inspiration.
沉思的行为；一段深思的时期。
An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness.
树篱、围栏等上供野生动物习惯穿过的缺口或洞；兽径。
A gap or hole in a hedge, fence, etc. through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
九位古希腊艺术女神之一。
One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.
The painter considered the old forest her primary muse.
这位画家把这片古老的森林视为她主要的灵感来源。
He spent years searching for a new muse to inspire his music.
他花了多年时间寻找新的缪斯来激发他的音乐灵感。
Ancient myths often served as the muse for Renaissance artists.
古代神话常常是文艺复兴时期艺术家的灵感源泉。
Calliope is the muse of epic poetry.
卡利俄珀是史诗的缪斯。
muse 指给予艺术家灵感的人或事物。
She was the painter's muse for many years.
她是这位画家多年的灵感源泉。
Not this
She is my amuse.
Use this
She is my muse.
受中文“缪斯”发音影响，学习者容易将 muse 与动词 amuse 混淆。muse 是名词，意为“灵感源泉”；amuse 是动词，意为“逗乐”。
Not this
I need muse for my painting.
Use this
I need a muse for my painting.
中文中“需要灵感”不常使用冠词，但英语中 muse 为可数名词，单数形式前需加不定冠词 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
我的缪斯
She has been my muse for years.
多年来她一直是我的缪斯。
找到灵感源泉
The painter traveled to Italy to find his muse.
这位画家前往意大利寻找他的灵感源泉。
失去灵感
After the breakup, he felt he had lost his muse.
分手后，他觉得失去了灵感。
充当缪斯
She served as a muse for many famous artists.
她充当了许多著名艺术家的缪斯。
诗之缪斯
In Greek mythology, Calliope is the muse of poetry.
在希腊神话中，卡利俄珀是诗之缪斯。
成为某人的缪斯（灵感来源）
She was the painter's muse for many years.
多年来，她一直是这位画家的缪斯。
找到灵感
The poet traveled to Italy to find his muse.
诗人去意大利寻找灵感。
失去灵感
After the breakup, he felt he had lost his muse.
分手后，他觉得自己失去了灵感。
歌唱吧，缪斯，歌唱佩琉斯之子阿喀琉斯的愤怒。
The poet began his epic with the invocation, 'Sing, O muse', to ask for divine inspiration.
诗人以'歌唱吧，缪斯'的呼唤开始他的史诗，祈求神圣的灵感。
啊！但愿我有火热的缪斯，能升腾到最辉煌的想象的天空。
Shakespeare's line 'O for a Muse of fire' is one of the most famous invocations in English literature.
莎士比亚的'啊！但愿我有火热的缪斯'是英国文学中最著名的祈求灵感的名句之一。
Use Muse naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
缪斯女神（Muse）让你陷入沉思（muse）——词义相通，记住女神与思考的关联。
语域：formal 常见场景：沉思、冥想 该词作名词时表示沉思或冥想的状态，常用于书面或正式场合，口语中较少使用。
Words like fuse, abuse, amuse, confuse, diffuse, and peruse share the stressed vowel /uː/ and ending /z/ with muse, forming a true rhyme. Beware of words like 'mouse' which look similar but have /aʊs/.
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