free association

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT Free association is a psychological technique in which words or images are used to suggest other words or images in a nonlogical way. (心理學中的)自由聯想
The volume consists of short poems interspersed by eight "Meditations," longish poems of free association. 此書卷包含短詩和八個穿插的“冥想”，也就是自由聯想的比較長的詩。