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spirit

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈspɪr.ɪt]
  • 美式音标 [ˈspɪr.ət]
  • 国际音标 ['spirit]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n.精神；心灵；幽灵；精灵
  • (复)spirits：精力；情绪；烈酒.
  • v.使精神振作；偷偷带走

词源解说

  • 13世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的espirit，意为灵魂；最初源自拉丁语的spiritus，意为呼吸。

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    spiritual：精神的，心灵的。
    spirited：英勇的；生机勃勃的。
    spiritless：沮丧的；沉闷的；无生气的。
  • adv性质的同根词
    spiritedly：活泼地；有精神地。
  • n性质的同根词
    spiritual：圣歌（尤指美国南部黑人的）。
    spiritedness：有精神；活泼；勇敢。
    spiritualisation：精神化。
  • v性质的同根词
    spirited：鼓舞（spirit的过去分词）。
    spiritualise：使成精神上。

用法辨析

    n. (名词)

  • spirit的基本意思是“精神,心灵”,引申可作“灵魂”“勇气”“骨气”“活力”“纯酒精”解,是不可数名词。
  • spirit表示“某种精神”或“精神实质”时,与“文字(letter)”相对,是可数名词,用单数形式。
  • spirit还可作“人; 人物; 鬼魂; 精怪; 圣灵”解,是可数名词。
  • spirit作“情绪,心情”解时,多用于复数形式; 作“含酒精多的酒”解时,也多用于复数形式。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • She has rallied her spirits.
    她已恢复了精神。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • admire sb 's spirit 钦佩某人的精神
  • arouse sb 's spirit 激起某人的精神,鼓起某人的士气
  • brace up one 's spirits 振作精神
  • break sb 's spirits 挫某人的锐气,使某人垂头丧气
  • catch the spirit of the day 赶上时代精神

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (WAY OF FEELING) a particular way of thinking, feeling, or behaving, especially a way that is typical of a particular group of people, an activity, a time, or a place
  • (NOT BODY) the characteristics of a person that are considered as being separate from the body, and that many religions believe continue to exist after the body dies
  • (ENTHUSIASM) enthusiasm, energy, or courage
  • (ALCOHOL) a strong alcoholic drink
  • to move someone or something out of or away from a place secretly

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • Your spirit is the part of you that is not physical and that consists of your character and feelings.
  • A person's spirit is the nonphysical part of them that is believed to remain alive after their death.
  • A spirit is a ghost or supernatural being.
  • Spirit is the courage and determination that helps people to survive in difficult times and to keep their way of life and their beliefs.
  • Spirit is the liveliness and energy that someone shows in what they do.
  • The spirit in which you do something is the attitude you have when you are doing it.
  • A particular kind of spirit is the feeling of loyalty to a group that is shared by the people who belong to the group.
  • A particular kind of spirit is the set of ideas, beliefs, and aims that are held by a group of people.
  • The spirit of something such as a law or an agreement is the way that it was intended to be interpreted or applied.
  • You can refer to a person as a particular kind of spirit if they show a certain characteristic or if they show a lot of enthusiasm in what they are doing.
  • Your spirits are your feelings at a particular time, especially feelings of happiness or unhappiness.
  • Spirits are strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky and gin.
  • to carry off mysteriously or secretly