spirit
n
1 [U, C] person's mind or feelings as distinct from his body; soul 精神; 心靈
He is troubled in spirit/His spirit is troubled. 他內心苦惱.
2 [C] soul thought of as separate from the body; soul without a body; ghost 魂; 靈魂; 鬼魂; 鬼
the spirits of the dead 亡靈
raise spirits, ie communicate with dead people 招魂
It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits. 據說人能中邪.
[attrib 作定語]
the spirit world 陰界.
3 [C] (dated 舊) supernatural creature; elf, fairy, etc 超自然的生物(精靈、 仙子等).
4 [U, C] life and consciousness not associated with a body 神靈
tribal beliefs that spirit is everywhere and in everything 認為神靈無所不在、 無事不有的部落信仰
God is pure spirit. 上帝純粹是靈. * the Holy Spirit 圣靈.
5 [C] (always with an adj 必須與形容詞連用) person (of a specified type, emotion, temper, etc) (某類型的或有某種情感、 脾氣等的)人
a brave, proud, generous, mean, etc spirit 勇敢的、 驕傲的、 慷慨的、 小氣的...人
He was one of the leading spirits of the reform movement. 他是改革運動的先行者.
She's an independent spirit. 她是有獨立性的人.
6 [U] willingness to assert oneself; courage; liveliness 志氣; 勇氣; 活力; 精神
He answered with spirit. 他回答得很帶勁兒.
break sb's spirit, ie destroy sb's will, sense of independence, etc 挫敗某人的銳氣
Although they lost, the team played with tremendous spirit. 那隊輸是輸了, 但卻表現了極其頑強的精神.
7 [sing] state of mind or mood; attitude 心態; 心理; 態度
do sth in a spirit of mischief 以惡作劇的心理做某事
approach sth in the wrong/right spirit 以錯誤的[正確的]態度對待某事物
Whether it was unwise or not depends upon the spirit in which it was done. 這件事可取與否全在於做這件事的態度.
The party was successful because everyone entered into the spirit of the thing. 這次聚會因大家積極參與所以很成功.
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(a) [sing] characteristic quality or mood of sth 某事物的特點或氣氛
the spirit of the times 時代氣息
the 16th-century spirit of exploration 16世紀的探險風.
(b) [U] real or intended meaning or purpose 實質的含義或宗旨
obey the spirit, not the letter (ie the apparent meaning of the words) of the law 遵循法律的宗旨, 而不拘泥其中的文字.
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(a) [C usu pl 通常作復數]
strong distilled alcoholic drink 烈酒
I don't drink spirits. 我不喝烈酒.
Whisky, brandy, gin and rum are all spirits. 威士忌、 白蘭地、 杜松子酒、 朗姆酒都是烈酒.
(b) [U] distilled alcohol for industrial, etc use 酒精; 乙醇: white spirit 石油溶劑
surgical spirit 消毒酒精
methylated spirit(s) 甲基化酒精.
10 spirits [pl]
person's feelings or state of mind 精神狀態; 情緒; 心境
in high spirits, ie cheerful 情緒高
in low/poor spirits, ie depressed, gloomy 情緒低
raise sb's spirits, ie make sb more cheerful 鼓舞某人的情緒
Have a glass of brandy to keep your spirits up. 來杯白蘭地提提神吧.
11 (idm 習語) in spirit in one's thoughts 在內心; 在精神上
I shall be with you in spirit, ie thinking about you though not with you physically. 我的心和你在一起. a kindred spirit => kindred. the ,spirit is `willing (but the ,flesh is `weak) (saying 諺) one's intentions and wishes are good but laziness, love of pleasure, etc prevent one from acting according to them 心余力絀. spirit, v (phr v) spirit sb/sth away/off take or carry sb/sth away quickly, secretly...
*['spirit]n. 精神, 心靈, 靈魂, 態度, 志氣, 人格, 情緒, 心情, 烈酒vt. 誘拐, 鼓勵, 鼓舞【化】 醑劑【醫】 酒精; 醑劑相關詞組: break sb's spirit give up the spirit be vexed in spirit take sth in a wrong spirit