| 释义 |
in·cu·ba·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin incubation-, incubatio, from incubatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of incubating (as eggs, bacteria, or milk)
< during the incubation of the culture >
2. : the act or an instance of brooding over something in order to give it form and substance
< definitely named the four stages of creative thought as preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification — R.S.Woodworth >
3. : the period between the infection of a plant or animal by a pathogen and the manifestation of the disease it causes
4. : a rite among the ancient Greeks and Romans of sleeping on a skin or on the ground in order to enter into communion with the chthonic gods through dreams |