mind's ear

短语

发音

UK /maɪndz‿ˈɪə/
US /maɪndz‿ˈɪəɹ/
AU

词形变化

minds' ear mind's ears 复数 mind's ears minds' ears minds' ears 复数 minds' ear 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The mental faculty or inner sense with which one produces or reproduces imagined or recalled sounds solely within the mind; the supposed organ within the mind which experiences such sounds.

    习语

词源

From mind (noun) + -’s (possessive marker) + ear, probably modelled after mind’s eye.

来源：wiktionary