spirit
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
- 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。
n. (名词)
词组短语
- 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
用作名词 (n.)
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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