stream of consciousness

1. N-VAR If you describe what someone writes or says as a stream of consciousness, you mean that it expresses their thoughts as they occur, rather than in a structured way. 意识流[正式] [oft N n]

The novel is an intensely lyrical stream-of-consciousness about an Indian woman who leaves her family home to be married. 这部小说是一部意识流作品，描绘了一个为结婚而脱离家庭的印度女人内心强烈的感情。