English Dictionary

inspiration

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪnspəˈɹeɪʃən/

名詞

不可算名詞 可算名詞

(physiology, uncountable) The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm, as part of the act of respiration.

日本語の意味

呼吸における吸気、すなわち胸郭の上昇と横隔膜の平坦化によって肺に空気を取り込む行為

During a deep inspiration, the diaphragm flattens and the chest expands to draw air into the lungs.

深い吸気の際には、横隔膜が平らになり、胸郭が拡張して肺に空気を取り込む。

意味（1）

(physiology, uncountable) The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm, as part of the act of respiration.

The respiratory movements are no longer normal and rhythmic acts of inspiration and exspiration, but abnormal and irregular expiratory movements

意味（2）

(countable) A breath, a single inhalation.

Laughing is produced by an inspiration succeeded by a succession of short imperfect expirations.

意味（3）

A supernatural divine influence on the prophets, apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a supernatural influence which qualifies people to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated.

The question, therefore, at issue is, not whether those external means be sufficient without grace and divine inspiration, for none pretends that": but, in order to hinder men from feigning or imagining an inspiration, whether it has not been God's economy, and his usual conduct to make his inspiration walk hand in hand with certain means of fact, which men can neither feign in the air without being convicted of falsehood, nor imagine without illusion.

意味（4）

The act of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.

She was waiting for inspiration to write a book.

意味（5）

A person, object, or situation which quickens or stimulates an influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.

The trip was an inspiration to her for writing a book.

意味（6）

A new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative.

After an interval the Psychologist had an inspiration. It must have gone into the past if it has gone anywhere, he said.

inspirations （ plural ）