| 单词 | stream of consciousness |
| 释义 | stream of consciousness also stream-of-consciousness Word forms: plural streams of consciousness variable noun If you describe what someone writes or says as a stream of consciousness, you mean that it expresses their thoughts as they occur, rather than in a structured way. [formal] The novel is an intensely lyrical stream-of-consciousness. The stream-of-consciousness they expect of a friend over coffee is not really whatthey want from their president. stream of consciousness in British Englishnoun 1. psychology the continuous flow of ideas, thoughts, and feelings forming the content of an individual's consciousness. The term was originated by William James 2. a. a literary technique that reveals the flow of thoughts and feelings of characters through long passages of soliloquy b. (as modifier) a stream-of-consciousness novel stream of consciousness in American English Psychology individual conscious experience regarded as a continuous series of occurrences rather than as separate, disconnected events stream-of-consciousness in American English (ˈstriməvˈkɑnʃəsnɪs) adjective designating, of, or using a narrative technique whereby the thoughts, percepts, etc. of one or more of the characters ofa novel, short story, etc. are rendered in a direct, free-flowing manner Examples of 'stream of consciousness' in a sentence |
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