Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1189
spirit
灵魂;精神
核心释义
The soul or vital force of a person or living being.
- 1.
人或生物的魂魄。
The soul of a person or other creature.
- 2.
生命的基本原理或活力
the vital principle or animating force within living things
- 3.
超自然存在,常无形体;鬼魂、精灵、天使。
A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
- 4.
一个地方或情境的总体氛围及其对人的影响
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- 5.
激情。
A feeling of passion.
- 6.
决定一个人性格的基本情感和激励原则
a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
- 7.
事物的风格。
The manner or style of something.
- 8.
意图;真实含义,与字面或正式陈述相对。
Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement.
- 9.
活泼的人;展现活力或独特心智性情者。
One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper.
- 10.
心性;精神或道德状态。
Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state.
- 11.
氯化锡。
Stannic chloride.
- 12.
个体与社会走向绝对的历史发展本质。
The essence behind historical development of both individual and society evolving towards the Absolute.
幽灵;鬼魂;精灵;氛围;气氛;风格;热情;激情;精神;气概;勇气;本意;实质;精神
用法In use
The old legend says a spirit guards the bridge at night.
用法提示:spirit 作名词,指精灵(超自然存在),在传说中守护桥梁。
Some visitors say they saw a spirit in the castle last winter.
用法提示:spirit 作名词,指幽灵,在从句中作看见的宾语。
The children wrote a story about a friendly spirit that lives in their garden.
用法提示:spirit 作名词,指想象出的精灵,是故事的主角。
in good/high/low spirits
表示心情、情绪状态,常用复数形式。
She was in high spirits after hearing the news.
听到这个消息后,她情绪高涨。
the spirit of something
指某种精神或本质。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- team spirit
- 团队精神
- The team's success was due to their strong team spirit.该队的成功归功于他们强烈的团队精神。
- fighting spirit
- 斗志
- Despite the setbacks, she never lost her fighting spirit.尽管遭遇挫折,她从未失去斗志。
- school spirit
- 校风;学校精神
- The students showed great school spirit at the pep rally.学生们在赛前动员会上表现出强烈的学校精神。
- holiday spirit
- 节日气氛;节日精神
- The decorations really put me in the holiday spirit.这些装饰让我真正感受到了节日气氛。
- evil spirit
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Spirit 联想‘精神’:spir-像‘呼吸’,精神如呼吸般不可或缺。
语境与语域Context & Register
表示情绪或精神状态时,通常用于中性语域,常见于日常对话和文学作品;表示本质或活力时,也属中性,适用于多种语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示“精神、气氛”时通常不可数;表示“灵魂、精灵”时可数;复数形式spirits也指“烈酒”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending -it but do not rhyme exactly with spirit: the stressed vowel in spirit is /ɪr/ (as in 'mirror'), while others have different vowels (e.g., /ɛr/, /krɛd/, /lɪm/, /hæb/, /vɪz/).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
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