spirit
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?sp?r.?t]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?sp?r.?t]
- 國(guó)際音標(biāo) ['spirit]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n.精神;心靈;幽靈;精靈
- (復(fù))spirits:精力;情緒;烈酒.
- v.使精神振作;偷偷帶走
詞源解說(shuō)
- 13世紀(jì)中期進(jìn)入英語(yǔ),直接源自古法語(yǔ)的espirit,意為靈魂;最初源自拉丁語(yǔ)的spiritus,意為呼吸。
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- spiritual:精神的,心靈的。
- spirited:英勇的;生機(jī)勃勃的。
- spiritless:沮喪的;沉悶的;無(wú)生氣的。
- adv性質(zhì)的同根詞
- spiritedly:活潑地;有精神地。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- spiritual:圣歌(尤指美國(guó)南部黑人的)。
- spiritedness:有精神;活潑;勇敢。
- spiritualisation:精神化。
- v性質(zhì)的同根詞
- spirited:鼓舞(spirit的過(guò)去分詞)。
- spiritualise:使成精神上。
用法辨析
- spirit的基本意思是“精神,心靈”,引申可作“靈魂”“勇氣”“骨氣”“活力”“純酒精”解,是不可數(shù)名詞。
- spirit表示“某種精神”或“精神實(shí)質(zhì)”時(shí),與“文字(letter)”相對(duì),是可數(shù)名詞,用單數(shù)形式。
- spirit還可作“人; 人物; 鬼魂; 精怪; 圣靈”解,是可數(shù)名詞。
- spirit作“情緒,心情”解時(shí),多用于復(fù)數(shù)形式; 作“含酒精多的酒”解時(shí),也多用于復(fù)數(shù)形式。
n. (名詞)
詞組短語(yǔ)
- admire sb 's spirit 欽佩某人的精神
- arouse sb 's spirit 激起某人的精神,鼓起某人的士氣
- brace up one 's spirits 振作精神
- break sb 's spirits 挫某人的銳氣,使某人垂頭喪氣
- catch the spirit of the day 趕上時(shí)代精神
用作名詞 (n.)
動(dòng)詞+~
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
- 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