| 释义 |
inspirit, v.|ɪnˈspɪrɪt|
Also 7 en-.
[f. in-2 (or en-) + spirit n.]
1. trans. To put spirit, life, or energy into; to quicken, enliven, animate; to cheer, encourage; to incite, stir (to something, or to do something).
c1610Sylvester Tropheis Henry Gt. 584 The life that late our lives inspirited. 1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. vi. §2. 485 A King..whose entrance like that of the Soule into the Body, did quicken, and enspirite the Realme. 1633P. Fletcher Purple Isl. xii. lxxxii, Inspiriting dead souls. 1658Whole Duty Man Priv. Devot. (1684) 157 Be thou pleased.. to enspirit and enliven this earthly drossy heart. 1673Lady's Calling i. i. §1 Such effect..as should much inspirit the hopes of a new attemt. 1706Atterbury Serm. (1723) II. 98 A discreet use of proper and becoming ceremonies..inspirits the sluggish. a1794Sir W. Jones Hymn Narayena, In air, in floods, in caverns, woods, and plains, Thy will inspirits all. 1816Scott Bl. Dwarf ii, To inspirit the doubtful courage of his soldiers. 1857Buckle Civiliz. I. xii. 686 Those great men, who, by their writings, inspirited the people to resistance.
†b. In weaker sense: To animate or inspire (with some spirit), or as some feeling does. Obs.
a1661Fuller Worthies (1840) I. 204 At the siege of Leith..he was shot in the shoulder, which inspirited him with a constant antipathy against the Scotch. 1814Q. Rev. XI. 92 There can be little doubt that this feeling inspirited Dr. Busby.
2. To fill with, or cause to be possessed by, a ‘spirit’ or supernatural being.
1675Woodhead, etc. Paraphr. St. Paul 103 Whether the effects of those who seem inspirited proceed from a good or a bad spirit. 1826E. Irving Babylon I. ii. 95 The dragon..inspiriting the Roman empire, did commence a most savage warfare with the woman. 1839Bailey Festus xx. (1852) 331 He knew himself a bard ordained, More than inspired, of God, inspirited. |