incubation

noun

1. maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development

2. sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

Synonym: brooding

3. (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear

1. 潜伏期：二、潜伏期 潜伏期(incubation)是指当个人百思不解时,暂时将问题搁置,但潜意识仍在思索解决问题的方法. 三、豁朗期 豁朗期(illumination)是指个人突然顿悟,发现解决问题的关键. 四、验证期 验证期(verification)是指将顿悟的观念加以执行,

2. 酝酿期：Wallas和Olson更对此一创造历程作界定,非常值得设计创造思考教学之参考,Wallas (1926) 的界定分为四阶段,分别为1.准备期(preparation):搜集相关问题的资料,结合旧经验和新知识,2.酝酿期(incubation):尚无法对问题提出新构念,