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"