inspiration
noun
ˌɪnspɪəˈreɪʃən
noun
1
a
good
idea
about
what
you
should
do,
write,
say
etc,
especially
one
which
you
get
suddenly
灵感
2
a
person,
experience,
place
etc
that
gives
you
new
ideas
for
something
you
do
给人以灵感的人物 （经历，地点等 ）
The
seascapes
of
Cape
Cod
were
her
inspiration.
科德角的海景画给她灵感。
[+
for/behind
]
He
was
the
inspiration
for
Wordsworth’s
poem
‘The
Old
Huntsman’.
他是华兹华斯的诗《老猎人》的原型。
3
be an inspiration to sb to
make
someone
feel
encouraged
to
be
as
good,
successful
etc
as
possible
给某人以鼓舞
People
like
Tara
are
an
inspiration
to
us
all.
像塔拉这样的人给我们以鼓舞。
4
under the inspiration of sb
used
to
say
who
made
a
person
or
group
want
to
do
something
在某人的鼓舞下
the
spread
of
improved
nursing
under
the
inspiration
of
Florence
Nightingale
在弗洛伦丝．南丁格尔的鼓舞下得以改善的护理工作的普及