inspiration

英 [ɪnspɪ'reɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,ɪnspə'reʃən]

• n. 灵感；鼓舞；吸气；妙计

1. arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

2. a product of your creative thinking and work;

"he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"

"after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality"

3. a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem

4. (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings;

"they believe that the books of Scripture were written under divine guidance"

5. arousing to a particular emotion or action

6. the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing