a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream 遐想;(快乐的)幻想;白日梦 a knock on the door broke her reverie. 一阵敲门声打破了她的想入非非。 [mass noun]I slipped into reverie. 我陷入幻想之中。 ■(Music)an instrumental piece suggesting a dreamy or musing state (乐)梦幻曲;幻想曲 ■(archaic)a fanciful or impractical idea or theory (古)奇想,妄想,空想
语源
early 17th cent.: from obsolete French resverie, from Old French reverie 'rejoicing, revelry', from rever 'be delirious', of unknown ultimate origin