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spirit

英 ['spɪrɪt] 美['spɪrɪt]
  • n. 精神;心灵;情绪;志气;烈酒
  • vt. 鼓励;鼓舞;诱拐

英英释意


1. the vital principle or animating force within living things
2. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people;
"the feel of the city excited him"
"a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"
"it had the smell of treason"
3. a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
4. any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
5. the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection);
"his emotional state depended on her opinion"
"he was in good spirits"
"his spirit rose"
6. the intended meaning of a communication
7. animation and energy in action or expression;
"it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
8. an inclination or tendency of a certain kind;
"he had a change of heart"