inspiration
英 [ɪnspɪ'reɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,ɪnspə'reʃən]
- n. 灵感；鼓舞；吸气；妙计
词态变化
复数: inspirations;
中文词源
inspiration 启发，灵感
来自inspire,启发，鼓舞。
英英释意
- 1. arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
- 2. a product of your creative thinking and work;
- "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"
- "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality"
- 3. a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem
- 4. (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings;
- "they believe that the books of Scripture were written under divine guidance"
- 5. arousing to a particular emotion or action
- 6. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
英文词源
- 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.
考试真题
- His fall from grace in the 1980s, followed by his return to Apple in 1996 after a period in the wilderness, is an inspiration to any businessperson whose career has taken a turn for the worse.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文
- It's pointless unless there is a repeatable process in place to turn inspiration into financial performance.
2016年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A
- They found inspiration in the world's greatest masterpieces.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- The incandescent light bulb, invented by Thomas Edison, which came to be the symbol of inspiration, has been developed into hundreds, if not thousands, of forms.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Some "expert amateurs" in the satellite game could provide some inspiration for how to proceed responsibly.
2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- For western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for western creativity.
2019年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- He unfortunately passed away last year due to his cancer, but he left a deep impression on me and gave me the inspiration to pick up my pen again.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文
- In tonight's faster special, they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget.
2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- Norphel's inspiration came from seeing the waste of water over winter, when it was not needed.
2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- The little problems that we meet in our daily lives may be inspirations for great inventions.
2017年高考英语北京卷 单项填空 原文
- This example should act as an inspiration for all cities.
2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- We turned to each other for inspiration as we continued on the way to the peak.
2015年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文
- Today, we want empathy, not inspiration.
2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- Dreams can be a rich source of inspiration for an artist.
- 梦境可以成为艺术家灵感的丰富源泉。
牛津词典
- Both poets drew their inspiration from the countryside.
- 两位诗人都是从乡村得到他们的灵感。
牛津词典
- Looking for inspiration for a new dessert? Try this recipe.
- 正在寻找制作新式甜食的灵感吗？试试这份食谱吧。
牛津词典
- He says my sister was the inspiration for his heroine.
- 他说我姐姐是他的女主人公的原型。
牛津词典
- Clark was the inspiration behind Saturday's victory.
- 克拉克是星期六的胜利的灵魂。
牛津词典
- Her charity work is an inspiration to us all.
- 她的慈善工作激励着我们大家。
牛津词典
- He had an inspiration: he'd give her a dog for her birthday.
- 他突然想到一个好主意，他要送她一条狗作为生日礼物。
牛津词典
- It came to me in a flash of inspiration .
- 那是我灵机一动想到的。
牛津词典
- My inspiration comes from poets like Baudelaire and Jacques Prévert...
- 我的灵感源于像波德莱尔和雅克·普雷韦这样的诗人。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- What better way of finding inspiration for your own garden than by visiting others.
- 还有什么比参观别人花园更好的获取灵感、扮靓自家花园的方法呢。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She was a great inspiration. She was the person who impressed us with the importance of research.
- 她极大地鼓舞了我们，让我们深刻了解到研究的重要性。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The inspiration behind the reforms was a paper written in 1985.
- 改革的想法源于 1985 年的一篇论文。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Alison had an inspiration.
- 艾莉森有了条妙计。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- China's unique personality and ideological and cultural color, I was the source of creative inspiration.
- 中国特有的色彩个性和思想文化, 是我创作灵感的源泉.
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- No inspiration is worthy until someone takes action to make it work.
- 在采取行动、将灵感付诸实践之前,灵感一文不值.
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- The process of respiration involves two major processes: inspiration and expiration.
- 呼吸的过程包含了两个主要的阶段: 吸气和吐气.
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- Inspiration comes from working as hard as you can every day.
- 灵感来自于每天尽可能努力地工作.
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- I've just had an inspiration; why don't we try turning it the other way!
- 我突然想出一个好主意—我们为什么不试着向相反的方向转一转呢!
《简明英汉词典》
- Heath a compassionate and generous soul who added so much excitement and inspiration to our lives.
- 希斯是个非常有同情心和慷慨的人,他给我们的生活增添了如此多的兴奋和灵感.
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- Many poets and artists have drawn their inspiration from nature.
- 许多诗人和艺术家从大自然中获得灵感.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Look at this man, so blessed with inspiration.
- 看着这男人, 充满了灵感.
期刊摘选
- This paper draws a conclusion that the Bible is an important source of inspiration of Faust.
- 可见,圣经是《浮士德》的重要灵感来源.
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- The form of the museum draws inspiration from the organic shapes of a starfish.
- 形式的博物馆提请灵感来自有机形状的海星.
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- The beauty of nature is the inspiration for his works.
- 山河风月四季美景都是他创作灵感的源泉.
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- And my inspiration is God.
- 我的灵感是上主.
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