| 单词 | eureka moment |
| 释义 | > as lemmasEureka moment Eureka moment n. (frequently with lower-case initial) an instant in which a scientific discovery is made or a breakthrough occurs; a moment of inspiration; (in extended use) an exciting or significant experience; cf. moment n. 1b. ΚΠ 1906 A. H. N. Baron tr. T. Ribot Ess. on Creative Imagination vii. 302 A fixed and besetting idea, trial followed by failure, the decisive moment of Eureka! then the inner revelation manifests itself outwardly.] 1920 G. S. Hall Morale ii. 31 Its [sc. the world's] great achievements..have been the product of exuberant, euphorious, and eureka moments. 1976 Newsweek (Nexis) 26 Jan. 78 The rarest and most exciting thing in moviegoing is the Eureka moment when an artist breaks through. 2002 Wired Oct. 106/1 Thresher's team spent several years modeling different population-busting scenarios before they had their eureka moment. < as lemmas |
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