One even looked forward to the invention of a hedonimeter , a " psychophysical machine " that would record the ups and downs of a man 's feelings just as a thermometer might plot his temperature .

有人甚至期望能发明一台快乐测量仪，一台能够记录人情绪起伏的“精神物理学的仪器”，正如温度计测量体温一样。