单词 | inspire |
释义 | Word Frequency inspire(ɪnˈspaɪə) verb 1. to exert a stimulating or beneficial effect upon (a person); animate or invigorate 2. (tr; foll by with or to; may take an infinitive) to arouse (with a particular emotion or to a particular action); stir 3. (transitive) to prompt or instigate; give rise to her beauty inspired his love 4. (tr; often passive) to guide or arouse by divine influence or inspiration 5. to take or draw (air, gas, etc) into the lungs; inhale 6. (transitive) archaic a. to breathe into or upon b. to breathe life into Derived forms inspirable (inˈspirable) adjective inspirative (inˈspirative) adjective inspirer (inˈspirer) noun inspiringly (inˈspiringly) adverb Word origin C14 (in the sense: to breathe upon, blow into): from Latin inspīrāre, from spīrāre to breathe |
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