Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1189
spirit
灵魂；精神
The soul or vital force of a person or living being.
- 1.
The soul of a person or other creature.
人或生物的魂魄。
- 2.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
生命的基本原理或活力
- 3.
A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
超自然存在,常无形体；鬼魂、精灵、天使。
- 4.
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
一个地方或情境的总体氛围及其对人的影响
- 5.
A feeling of passion.
激情。
- 6.
a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
决定一个人性格的基本情感和激励原则
- 7.
The manner or style of something.
事物的风格。
- 8.
Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement.
意图；真实含义,与字面或正式陈述相对。
- 9.
One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper.
活泼的人；展现活力或独特心智性情者。
- 10.
Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state.
心性；精神或道德状态。
- 11.
Stannic chloride.
氯化锡。
- 12.
The essence behind historical development of both individual and society evolving towards the Absolute.
个体与社会走向绝对的历史发展本质。
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
In use
The old legend says a spirit guards the bridge at night.
Some visitors say they saw a spirit in the castle last winter.
The children wrote a story about a friendly spirit that lives in their garden.
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。
The spirit of generosity is alive in this community.
慷慨的精神在这个社区依然存在。
team/community spirit
固定搭配，指集体凝聚力。
Connections
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
- 恶灵；邪灵
- The ancient ritual was meant to ward off evil spirits.这个古老的仪式是为了驱赶恶灵。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Spirit 联想‘精神’：spir-像‘呼吸’，精神如呼吸般不可或缺。
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。
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”。
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/).
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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