inspiration
英 [?nsp?'re??(?)n]
美[,?nsp?'re??n]
- n. 靈感；鼓舞；吸氣；妙計
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詞態變化
復數:?inspirations;
中文詞源
inspiration 啟發，靈感
來自inspire,啟發，鼓舞。
英文詞源
- inspiration (n.)
- c. 1300, "immediate influence of God or a god," especially that under which the holy books were written, from Old French inspiracion "inhaling, breathing in; inspiration," from Late Latin inspirationem (nominative inspiratio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin inspirare "inspire, inflame, blow into," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Literal sense "act of inhaling" attested in English from 1560s. Meaning "one who inspires others" is attested by 1867.
雙語例句
- 1. Powell's unusual journey to high office is an inspiration to millions.
- 鮑威爾升任高官的不尋常歷程對數以百萬計的人都是一個激勵。
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- 2. His inspiration to fly came even before he joined the Army.
- 他想開飛機的念頭在參軍之前就有了。
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- 3. He is a witty man, and an inspiration to all of us.
- 他機智風趣，鼓舞激勵著我們所有人。
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- 4. The inspiration stemming from his travels lasted the length of his career.
- 由旅行得來的靈感伴隨了他的整個職業生涯。
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- 5. India's myths and songs are the inspiration for her books.
- 印度的神話與歌曲是她那些書的靈感來源。
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