mind's ear

名词 n.
/maɪndz‿ˈɪə/    /maɪndz‿ˈɪəɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. idiomatic
    — The thinking Sculpture helps to raiſe / Deep thoughts, the Genii of the place: / To the minds ear, and invvard ſight, / There ſilence ſpeaks, and ſhade gives light: […]

词形变化

mind's ears plural minds' ears plural minds' ear plural,uncommon

词源

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