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Inspired

“Inspired” 指受到某人或某事激发而充满动力或创意,如 “The speech inspired the students.”(演讲激励了学生。)形容词 “inspired choice” 指高明、有灵感的选择。

  1. “Her trip to Kyoto inspired a new series of paintings.” (京都之行激发了她新的绘画系列。)
  2. “He felt inspired to start volunteering on weekends.” (他受到鼓舞,开始在周末做志愿。)
  3. “That was an inspired solution to a messy problem.” (那是解决棘手问题的高招。)

“Inspire” 来自拉丁语 inspirare(吹入、注入),in- + spirare(呼吸);inspired 为过去式/分词。

in- + spir(呼吸)+ -ed;相关词 inspiration(灵感)、inspiring(鼓舞人心的)。

艺术评论常用 “inspired performance”;宗教历史语境中 inspire 曾与“神圣启发”相关;商业 “customer-inspired design” 强调用户驱动。

  • 原形: inspire
  • 名词: inspiration
  • 形容词: inspiring
  • 固定搭配: “inspired by” (受……启发), “feel inspired” (感到受鼓舞), “inspired work” (灵感之作)

in- 注入 + spir 呼吸:被“吹入一口气”→ inspired = 被点燃了灵感。

“After reading her grandmother’s letters, she was inspired to write a memoir about immigration.” (读完祖母的信后,她受启发决定写一本关于移民的回忆录。)