Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - inspiration
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Inspiration
inspiration
(inspirations) 1. Inspiration is a feeling of enthusiasm you get from someone or something, which gives you new and creative ideas. My inspiration comes from poets like Baudelaire and Jacques Prevert... N-UNCOUNT 2. If you describe someone or something good as an inspiration, you mean that they make you or other people want to do or achieve something. Powell’s unusual journey to high office is an inspiration to millions... N-SING: an N, oft N to n c darkgreen]approval 3. If something or someone is the inspiration for a particular book, work of art, or action, they are the source of the ideas in it or act as a model for it. India’s myths and songs are the inspiration for her books... N-SING: oft the N for/behind n 4. If you suddenly have an inspiration, you suddenly think of an idea of what to do or say. Alison had an inspiration. N-COUNT
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noun Date: 14th century 1. a. a divine influence or action on a person believed to qualify him or her to receive and communicate sacred revelation b. the action or power of moving the intellect or emotions c. the act of influencing or suggesting opinions 2. the act of drawing in; specifically the drawing of air into the lungs 3. a. the quality or state of being inspired b. something that is inspired a scheme that was pure ~ 4. an inspiring agent or influence • ~al adjective • ~ally adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a a supposed creative force or influence on poets, artists, musicians, etc., stimulating the production of works of art. b a person, principle, faith, etc. stimulating artistic or moral fervour and creativity. c a similar divine influence supposed to have led to the writing of Scripture etc. 2 a sudden brilliant, creative, or timely idea. 3 a drawing in of breath; inhalation. Derivatives inspirational adj. inspirationism n. inspirationist n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL inspiratio -onis (as INSPIRE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. вдохновение; воодушевление, душевный подъем to draw (to get, to derive) inspiration from smth. —- черпать вдохновение в чем-л. to do smth. by inspiration —- сделать что-л. в минуту вдохновения 2. вдохновляющая идея, мысль и т. п. he had a sudden inspiration —- внезапно его осенила мысль 3. стимулирование, побуждение; воздействие; воодушевление his wife was a constant inspiration to (for) him —- жена неизменно была для него источником вдохновения 4. рел. наитие (свыше) 5. инспирирование inspiration of rumours —- инспирирование слухов 6. вдыхание, вдох ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) вдохновение to draw/get/derive inspiration - черпать вдохновение 2) вдохновляющая идея; вдохновитель she had a sudden inspiration - ее осенила блестящая идея 3) влияние, стимулирование, воодушевление 4) вдыхание ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 a sudden good idea about what you should do or say (I haven't started writing the article yet - I'm still waiting for inspiration.) 2 the state of being given encouragement or good ideas about what you should do (divine inspiration (=inspiration from God or gods)) 3 a person, experience, place, etc that you get inspiration from (The seascapes of Cape Cod were her inspiration.) 4 be an inspiration to sb to make someone feel encouraged to be as good, successful etc as possible (Maya, who bears her illness with such patience, is an inspiration to us all.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1303, from O.Fr. inspiration, from L.L. inspirationem (nom. inspiratio), from L. inspirare "inspire, inflame, blow into," from in-"in" + spirare "breathe." Inspire is c.1340, from O.Fr. enspirer, from L. inspirare. Religious sense is as cognate of Gk. pnein in Bible translations. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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