记忆方法
首先应该以熟记“spir”
inspire = in + spire, in表示“进入”,就是“鼓舞”的意思,如果把inspire理解成“吹入”一口仙“气”,就是“给……以灵感”的意思;expire = ex + spire, ex表示“出去”,只有出气没有进气,当然是“断气”的意思,其引申义“到期”也不难理解,
respire = re + spire,re表示“反复”,反复的气息当然是“呼吸”的意思;
conspire = con + spire, con表示“一起,共同”,一起呼气,联想到“一鼻孔出气”,其“阴谋,共谋”的意思也就迎刃而解了。
双解例句
小知识
To respire is to breathe in and out. After a calf is born, a farmer might watch it respire for a while to make sure it's okay.
While you can use the verb respire simply to mean “breathe,” it's most often used in a medical or scientific context. A nurse might worry about the rate at which a patient respires, and a biologist might discuss the way a plant respires at night, when light doesn't reach its leaves. The Latin root, respirare, means “breathe again” or “breathe in and out,” from re-, “again,” and spirare, “to breathe.”
实用短语
词根词缀
词根: spir
=breathe,表示”呼吸,精神”
adj.
aspiring 热心的,积极的,有抱负的aspire[v.[to,after]渴望,追求,有志于]+ing表形容词→adj.热心的,积极的,有抱负的
spirited 精神饱满的;生机勃勃的spirit精神+ed……的→adj.精神饱满的;生机勃勃的
spiritual 精神[上]的,心灵的spirit精神+ual……的→adj.精神[上]的,心灵的
n.
aspiration 渴望,热望aspire渴望+ation表名词→n.渴望,热望
conspiracy 阴谋,密谋,共谋conspire[v.阴谋,同谋,谋叛]+acy表名词→n.阴谋,密谋,共谋
expiration 期满,终止expire[v.期满,[期限]终止;呼气;断气,死亡]+ation表名词→n.期满,终止
inspiration 灵感;鼓舞,激励inspire[v.鼓舞,激起;使产生灵感]+ation表名词→n.灵感;鼓舞,激励
perspiration 出汗perspire[v.出汗]+ation结果→n.出汗
respiration 呼吸respire[v.呼吸]+ation表名词→n.呼吸
spirit 精神;志气;[spir呼吸,精神+it名词→n.精神;志气;[n.]情绪,心情;[n.]酒精
v.
aspire [to,after]渴望,追求,有志于a加强+spir呼吸,精神+e→看到希望的东西加强呼吸→渴望,追求
conspire 阴谋,同谋,谋叛con共同+spir呼吸+e→同呼吸→同谋
dispirit 使沮丧, 使气馁dis去掉+pirit=spirit精神→去掉精神→使沮丧
expire 期满,[期限]终止;呼气;断气,死亡ex出+pire=spir呼吸→有出气没进气→断气
inspire 鼓舞,激起;使产生灵感in进入+spir呼吸,精神+e→吸气进去→引申为鼓励
perspire 出汗per全部+spir呼吸+e→全身呼吸→出汗
respire 呼吸re再次+spir呼吸,精神+e→v.呼吸
transpire 发生,蒸发,泄露trans改变,交流+spir呼吸,精神+e→互相呼吸→transpire泄漏