| 单词 | inspiration |
| 释义 | inspiration (once / 284 pages) 1n 2n An inspiration is a product of your thought, like a brilliant idea. If you have the next revolutionary inspiration like the printing press, the telephone, or the computer, you may just change the world. The noun inspiration can also mean a sudden intuition or idea, or something that arouses your desire to take action. You may find that doing some routine provides inspiration (gets your creative juices flowing), like going for a walk, looking at art, or reading a great poem. Inspiration can also mean breathing in or inhaling. WORD FAMILYinspiration: inspirational, inspirations+/inspirational: inspirationally/inspire: inspiration, inspiratory, inspired, inspirer, inspires, inspiring/inspired: inspiredly, uninspired/inspirer: inspirers/inspiring: inspiringly, uninspiring/uninspiring: uninspiringly USAGE EXAMPLESIsolating a moment of inspiration in a film is an interesting challenge. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Rubin became an inspiration for women in science, especially, and further afield. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) “As 2016 continued, Trump delighted them, or derived inspiration from them.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity Hypo|Hyper germ, seed, source anything that provides inspiration for later work mothera condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation afflatusa strong creative impulse; divine inspiration taprootsomething that provides an important central source for growth or development musethe source of an artist's inspiration idea, thought the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about 2n arousing to a particular emotion or action Syn|Hyper stirring arousal, rousing the act of arousing 3n a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem Hyper intuition instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes) 4n a product of your creative thinking and work he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists Syn|Hyper brainchild product, production an artifact that has been created by someone or some process 5n (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings 2Syn|Hyper divine guidance cognitive factor something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result n the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing Syn|Hypo|Hyper aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, intake gasp, pant a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open drag, puff, pulla slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke) tokea puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette breath the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing |
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