"brainwave" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 灵感
• 脑电波

Definition

Brainwave 指的是突然产生的聪明想法。它也可以表示大脑产生的电信号，但通常用于指突发的好点子。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于口语，表达突然想到好主意，常用搭配为“have a brainwave”。正式或医学场合occasionally用作“脑电波”。

Examples

I had a brainwave and solved the puzzle.

我有了一个**灵感**，解开了谜题。

Their new plan was a real brainwave.

他们的新计划真是个**灵感**。

Scientists study brainwaves to understand the mind.

科学家研究**脑电波**来了解大脑。

I was stuck for hours, then I got a brainwave and finished my project.

我卡住了好几个小时，然后突然有了个**灵感**，完成了项目。

Let’s hope someone has a brainwave and figures this out.

希望有人突然有**灵感**，把这个问题解决掉。

When she proposed the idea, everyone agreed it was a brainwave.

她提出想法时，大家都觉得那真是个**灵感**。