spirit

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈspɪɹɪt/    美 /ˈspɪɹɪt/|/ˈspiɹɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The soul of a person or other creature. countable,uncountable
    — […] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.
  2. A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel. countable,uncountable
    — A wandering spirit haunts the island.
  3. A feeling of passion.; Enthusiasm. countable,uncountable
    — School spirit is at an all-time high.
  4. A feeling of passion.; Energy; ardour. countable,uncountable
    — "Write it then, quickly," replied Bede; and summoning all his spirits together, like the last blaze of a candle going out, he indited it, and expired.
  5. The manner or style of something. countable,uncountable
    — In the spirit of forgiveness, we didn't press charges.
  6. Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement. countable,uncountable
    — the spirit of an enterprise, or of a document
  7. A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages. countable,plural-normally,uncountable
    — CRYSTALS of Venus or of copper, called also vitriol of Venus, is copper reduced into the form of vitriol by spirit of nitre, or by dissolving verdegris in good distilled vinegar, till the acid be saturated; it is very caustic and used to eat off proud flesh. It is also used by painters, and manufacturers, and sold under the name of distilled vinegar. See CHEMISTRY.
  8. One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper. countable,uncountable
    — a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit
  9. Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state. countable,in-plural,often,uncountable
    — to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be down-hearted, or in bad spirits
  10. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — For else he sure had left not one aliue,>br>But all in his reuenge of spirite would depriue.
  11. A rough breathing; an aspirate, such as the letter h; also, a mark denoting aspiration. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Be it a letter or spirit, we have great use of it.
  12. Any of the four substances: sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, and arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment). countable,obsolete,uncountable
  13. Stannic chloride. countable,uncountable
  14. The essence behind historical development of both individual and society evolving towards the Absolute. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
    — I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of felicity.
  2. Sometimes followed by up: to animate with vigour; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit.
    — Civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men.

词形变化

spirits plural spir't alternative,Early,Modern spirits present,singular,third-person spiriting participle,present spirited participle,past spirited past spir't alternative,Early,Modern

词汇关系

近义词
spirit liqueur liquor apparition specter vision
上位词
alcoholic beverage being creature entity
下位词
absinth absinthe brandy gin rum schnapps scotch tequila vodka whiskey whisky angel banshee brownie bucca daemon daimon demon elf fae fairy familiar faun genie genius genius familiae genius hominis genius loci genius locorum ghost gnome god guardian angel ifrit imp jinn Lares lemures manitou nymph ouphe penates pigwidgeon pixie pixy pooka Puck revenant satyr shade shadow sprite will o' the wisp wraith
衍生词
Aloha Spirit ancestor spirit astral spirit community spirit Corinthian spirit despirit dispirit driving spirit dulcified spirit Dunkirk spirit fighting spirit free spirit good spirits grain neutral spirit grain spirit grape neutral spirit Great Spirit high spirits Holy Spirit industrial methylated spirit in good spirits in spirit in the spirit it was meant kampong spirit kampung spirit kindred spirit lift someone's spirits low spirits master spirit methylated spirit methylated spirits mineral spirits motor spirit moving spirit neutral grain spirit neutral grape spirit neutral spirit nonspirit out of spirits party spirit perispirit petroleum spirit poor in spirit proof spirit public spirit pyroacetic spirit pyroxylic spirit raise someone's spirits rectified spirit respirit rice-spirit shad-spirit spirit animal spirit bear spirit blue spirit board spirit cabinet spirit child spirit communication spirit doctor spiritdom spirit duck spirit duplicator spirited spiriten spiriter spiritess spirit-filled spirit fingers spiritful spirit gum spirithood spirit house spiritic spiritish spiritism Spiritist spiritistic spiritize Spirit Lake spirit lamp spiritless spirit level spiritlike spiritling spiritly spiritman spirit-man spirit man spirit marriage spirit master spirit molecule spirit money spiritmonger spirit moose spiritness spirit of box spirit of hartshorn Spirit of Light spirit of Mindererus spirit of nitre spirit of salt spirit of the law Spirit of the Lord Spirit of Truth spirit of turpentine Spirit of Verity spirit of vitriol spirit of wine spiritous spirit path spirit photographer spirit photography spirit rapper spirit rapping spirit road spirit-room spiritship spirits of hartshorn spirits of salt spirits of salts spirits of wine spiritsome spirit-stand spirit stove spirit tablet spirit trumpet spiritual spirituality spiritually spirit vinegar spirit way spiritweed spirit week spiritwise spirit world spirit writing spirity surgical spirit sweet spirits of nitre team spirit that's the spirit the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak the spirit moves one the spirit moves someone time spirit two spirit two-spirit unspirit up spirits white spirit witchspirit wood spirit zombie spirit spirit away spirit off
相关词
ghost soul :Category:en:Distilled beverages

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.?
Latin spīrō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin spīritus
Old French espiritbor.
Middle English spirit
English spirit
From Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“breath; spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Compare inspire, respire, transpire, all ultimately from Latin spīrō (“to breathe, blow, respire”). In this sense, displaced native Middle English gast (from Old English gāst), whence modern English ghost. Doublet of spiritus, spirytus, sprite, spright, and esprit.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.?
Latin spīrō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin spīritus
Old French espiritbor.
Middle English spirit
English spirit
From Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“breath; spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Compare inspire, respire, transpire, all ultimately from Latin spīrō (“to breathe, blow, respire”). In this sense, displaced native Middle English gast (from Old English gāst), whence modern English ghost. Doublet of spiritus, spirytus, sprite, spright, and esprit.
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