指激發想法、情感或行動的來源或過程。
靈感來源
EN: A person, place, or thing that gives you new creative ideas.
翻譯: 能給予你新創意想法的人、地點或事物。
激勵作用
EN: A sudden brilliant or timely idea that motivates you to act.
翻譯: 一個突然出現的絕妙或適時的想法，激勵你採取行動。
啟發影響
EN: The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something.
翻譯: 受到精神上的激勵而去做某事或產生某種感受的過程。
靈感吸入
EN: The act of drawing air into the lungs; inhalation.
翻譯: 將空氣吸入肺部的動作；吸氣。
小提醒：注意：在中文中，'inspiration' 的第四個意思（吸氣）是專業或醫學用語，日常對話中較少使用。
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1. a sudden good idea or feeling that motivates you to do or create something
靈感；啟發
The artist found inspiration for her new painting in the natural beauty of the mountains.
這位藝術家從山巒的自然美景中找到了她新畫作的靈感。
I need some inspiration to start writing this essay.
我需要一些靈感來開始寫這篇文章。
2. a person or thing that makes you want to be better, more creative, or more successful
鼓舞人心的人（或事物）；榜樣
My grandmother has always been a great inspiration to me.
我的祖母一直是我極大的鼓舞。
His story of overcoming adversity is an inspiration to many.
他克服逆境的經歷對許多人來說是一種激勵。
3. the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something creative
受到啟發的過程；靈感湧現
She writes not by careful planning, but by sudden inspiration.
她的寫作不是靠仔細規劃，而是靠突然的靈感湧現。
The team worked in a state of collective inspiration to solve the problem.
團隊在集體靈感激發的狀態下解決了這個問題。
4. a brilliant or timely idea
妙計；好主意
That's a brilliant inspiration! Why didn't I think of that?
這真是個絕妙的好主意！我怎麼沒想到呢？
We need a flash of inspiration to get this project moving.
我們需要一個靈光一閃的好點子來推動這個專案。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| inspiration for + noun/gerund | 對…的靈感 | She found inspiration for her novel in the old letters. (她在舊信件中找到了寫小說的靈感。) |
| inspiration to + verb | 激勵去做… | His story was an inspiration to start my own business. (他的故事激勵了我開始自己的事業。) |
| draw/get inspiration from + noun | 從…獲得靈感 | The designer draws inspiration from nature. (這位設計師從大自然中汲取靈感。) |
| a source of inspiration | 靈感的來源 | Her grandmother was a constant source of inspiration. (她的祖母一直是靈感的來源。) |
| under the inspiration of + noun | 在…的啟發下 | The painting was created under the inspiration of classical music. (這幅畫是在古典音樂的啟發下創作的。) |
| be filled with inspiration | 充滿靈感 | After the trip, she was filled with inspiration. (旅行之後，她充滿了靈感。) |
| strike/hit someone as an inspiration | 讓某人突然想到一個靈感 | The idea struck him as a sudden inspiration. (這個想法突然靈光一現地出現在他腦海裡。) |
EN:Her story was the inspiration for starting my own business.
翻譯:她的故事是我開始自己創業的靈感來源。
EN:Nature is a constant inspiration for his painting.
翻譯:大自然是他繪畫創作中源源不絕的靈感來源。
EN:Nature inspires him and provides the inspiration to paint every day.
翻譯:大自然啟發了他，並提供了他每日作畫的動力。
一般情況下，表示具體行動動力時用 inspiration to do，表示靈感來源或領域時則用 inspiration for (doing) something。
inspiration vs motivation
inspiration 是來自外在的啟發或靈感，motivation 則是驅使人行動的內在或外在動力。
inspiration vs aspiration
inspiration 是觸發靈感的外在來源，aspiration 則是個人內心渴望達成的抱負或志向。
inspiration vs idea
inspiration 是產生 idea 的過程或觸媒，idea 則是具體的想法或概念本身。
當轉述他人的話或想法時，常用來表示「某人給了我靈感」。 EN: She said her grandmother was her biggest inspiration. 翻譯: 她說她的祖母是她最大的靈感來源。
EN:He told me the book was his inspiration for the project.
翻譯:他告訴我這本書是他這個專案的靈感。
在口語中，常與「real」、「true」、「big」等詞連用，以強調靈感的重要性或真實性。 EN: That artist is a real inspiration to everyone here. 翻譯: 那位藝術家真是我們這裡每個人的靈感泉源。
EN:Her story was a true inspiration for me to keep going.
翻譯:她的故事對我而言是堅持下去的真正動力。
在思考如何表達時，有時會用「...what's the word... inspiration?」或類似結構來引出關鍵詞。 EN: I was looking for... you know... inspiration, and then it just hit me. 翻譯: 我那時在尋找... 你知道的... 靈感，然後它就突然出現了。
EN:It gave me a sense of... what's the word... inspiration and hope.
翻譯:它給了我一種... 該怎麼說... 靈感與希望的感覺。
正式寫作注意：在學術或正式商業文件中，應避免使用過於口語化的強調詞（如「real big inspiration」）或停頓填充結構（如「...you know...」）。建議使用更精確的表述，例如「a significant source of inspiration」或「proved highly inspirational」。
a source of inspiration
a source of inspiration
靈感的來源
draw inspiration from
draw inspiration from [someone/something]
從…汲取靈感
find inspiration
find inspiration (in [something])
找到靈感
a flash of inspiration
a flash of inspiration
靈光一現
seek inspiration
seek inspiration
尋求靈感
lack inspiration
lack inspiration
缺乏靈感
pure inspiration
pure inspiration
純粹的靈感
×I found an inspiration to write a novel.
✓I found inspiration to write a novel.
當「inspiration」指一種抽象的感覺或動力時，通常為不可數名詞，前面不加冠詞「an」。
×She is my inspiration of becoming a doctor.
✓She is my inspiration for becoming a doctor.
表達「作為做某事的靈感」時，正確的介系詞是「for」，而不是「of」。
×I need some inspirations for my project.
✓I need some inspiration for my project.
當「inspiration」泛指靈感或啟發時，是不可數名詞，沒有複數形式。
×The sudden inspiration hit me to change my career.
✓I was suddenly inspired to change my career.
「inspiration」是名詞，不直接用作動詞。表達「獲得靈感去做某事」時，應使用動詞「inspire」的被動語態或「have/get an inspiration」。原句結構不自然。
×Her courage is an inspiration for me.
✓Her courage is an inspiration to me.
當「inspiration」指「激勵某人的人或事物」時，對「某人」使用的介系詞通常是「to」。用「for」時，語意更偏向「作為某個目的或行動的靈感」。