inspiration學測 L4KK [ˌɪnspɚˈeʃən]/ˌɪnspɚˈeɪʃən/
靈感;啟發·吸氣;吸入·激勵人心的人事物
學測常考詞,名詞動詞易混淆
A single conversation with her coach became the inspiration for her decision to keep training every day.

教練的一句話,成了她決定每天持續訓練的靈感來源。

inspiration 的字根 spir 源自拉丁文「呼吸」,同字根還有 aspire(渴望)與 conspiracy(共謀)。

一個畫面:吸氣化為靈感

深吸一口氣胸腔擴張,空氣湧入肺部
靈光一閃腦中忽然冒出新點子
背後的推手某人某景成為前進的動力

義項

靈光一閃B2noun靈感;啟發
The artist found inspiration for his painting in the colors of the sunset.
這位畫家從日落的色彩中找到了畫作的靈感。
find inspirationa source of inspiration
深吸一口氣B2noun吸氣;吸入
After the race, he took a deep inspiration and felt the fresh air fill his lungs.
賽跑結束後,他深深吸了一口氣,感覺新鮮空氣充滿肺部。
背後的推手B2noun激勵人心的人事物
My grandmother, who never gave up, is my greatest inspiration.
我那從不放棄的祖母,是激勵我最大的力量。
a great inspirationan inspiration to many

片語

a source of inspiration靈感源頭 →啟發靈感的來源
find inspiration in從中找靈感 →從某處獲得靈感
a moment of inspiration靈光一閃 →靈感忽然出現的瞬間
be an inspiration to激勵他人 →成為他人的榜樣

你會不會這樣說?

The mentor's words were a great ___ (inspiration / inspire) for the whole team.

看答案

inspiration

inspiration 是名詞,inspire 是動詞,此處需要名詞。

'My grandmother, who never gave up, is my greatest inspiration.' 這裡的 inspiration 最接近哪個意思?(A) 吸氣 (B) 靈感這件事 (C) 激勵人心的人事物

看答案

(C)

此句形容人本身,對應「激勵人心的人事物」義項。

字族

inspire 啟發;激勵(動詞)・inspired 受啟發的;靈感獨具的・inspiring 令人振奮的・inspirational 激勵人心的

順路看看

多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

展示設計
The designer found inspiration for the exhibition booth in traditional market stalls.
設計師從傳統市場攤位獲得了展覽攤位的設計靈感。
團隊合作
Her willingness to tackle difficult projects is an inspiration to the team.
她願意挑戰困難專案的精神,是激勵團隊的力量。

詞族

inspiration noun 靈感;激勵人心的人事物・inspire verb 啟發;激勵・inspiring adjective;verb(現在分詞) 鼓舞人心的;正在啟發・inspired adjective;verb(過去式/過去分詞) 受到啟發的;啟發了

四選一

The workshop leader hopes to ____ the team to explore new design ideas.

  • inspiration
  • inspired
  • inspire
  • inspiring
看答案

inspire

hopes to 後接動詞原形,因此選 inspire,形成 inspire someone to do something。inspiration 是名詞;inspired 是過去式、過去分詞或形容詞;inspiring 是現在分詞或形容詞,都不能填入此處的不定詞結構。

同義改寫

The designer found inspiration for the exhibition booth in traditional market stalls. → Traditional market stalls inspired the designer's ideas for the exhibition booth.
改用 inspire 動詞,仍表達傳統市場攤位是展覽攤位設計靈感的來源。
Her willingness to tackle difficult projects is an inspiration to the team. → Her willingness to tackle difficult projects inspires the team.
is an inspiration to 與 inspires 在此都表示她的態度能激勵團隊。

延伸練習

回報這個字的錯誤