vt.吸（气），鼓舞，感动，激发，启示，使生灵感，产生vi.吸入，赋予灵感

英文释义

v. t. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

v. t. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.

v. t. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire.

v. t. To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.

v. t. To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens, or exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to inspire a child with sentiments of virtue.

v. i. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.

v. i. To breathe; to blow gently.

词干

inspire 启发，鼓舞
→ in-，进入，使，-spir，呼吸，词源同respire，spirit.即吸入活力，吸收灵感，引申词义启发，鼓舞。