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单词 afflatus
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
af•fla•tus  (ə flātəs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. inspiration;
    an impelling mental force acting from within.
  2. divine communication of knowledge.
  • Latin afflātus a breathing on, equivalent. to af- af- + flā- (stem of flāre to blow2) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
  • 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
afflatus /əˈfleɪtəs/ n
  1. an impulse of creative power or inspiration, esp in poetry, considered to be of divine origin (esp in the phrase divine afflatus)
Etymology: 17th Century: Latin, from afflātus, from afflāre to breathe or blow on, from flāre to blow
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