| 单词 | elan vital |
| 释义 | elan vital (once / 454589 pages) n WORD FAMILY elan vital USAGE EXAMPLESHe seems propelled by an unseen power source — something along the quixotic lines of Henri Bergson’s mysterious, unknowable élan vital. Los Angeles Times(Sep 13, 2016) We no longer believe in a numinous life force, an élan vital. New York Times(Jul 04, 2016) The élan vital can manifest in an accent, the pace of service, or even how much time people spend outdoors. Forbes(Sep 22, 2014) n (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms Syn|Hyper life force, vital force, vitality force (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
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