记忆方法
将“inspiration”拆分为“in-spire”，想象一个“in”字如同气体或能量注入（spire，意为吹气、激发），给予心灵或思想以启发和激励。通过这样的联想，记住单词的含义是灵感或鼓舞。
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词族 · inspiration
词形变化
中文词源
inspiration 启发，灵感
来自inspire,启发，鼓舞。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 1. Powell's unusual journey to high office is an inspiration to millions.
- 鲍威尔升任高官的不寻常历程对数以百万计的人都是一个激励。
- 2. His inspiration to fly came even before he joined the Army.
- 他想开飞机的念头在参军之前就有了。
- 3. He is a witty man, and an inspiration to all of us.
- 他机智风趣，鼓舞激励着我们所有人。
- 4. The inspiration stemming from his travels lasted the length of his career.
- 由旅行得来的灵感伴随了他的整个职业生涯。
- 5. India's myths and songs are the inspiration for her books.
- 印度的神话与歌曲是她那些书的灵感来源。