inspire

着想を与える、刺激する

人にアイデアを与え、何かを作ったり行ったりしたい気持ちにさせる。

やさしい英語で： To give someone ideas or make them want to create or do something.

• Your story could inspire others.
• The mountains inspired her latest painting.
• Who inspired you to become a teacher?

使い方： inspire someone to do something (Her teacher inspired her to write poetry.); be inspired by someone/something (The painting was inspired by a childhood memory.)

類義語： motivate, stimulate

反対語： discourage

よく使う表現： inspire someone, inspire a story, inspire someone’s work

鼓舞する、奮い立たせる

強い感情や行動したい気持ちで人の心を満たす。

やさしい英語で： To fill someone with a strong feeling or desire to act.

• Her courage inspired us all.
• The speech inspired the crowd with hope.
• Does his leadership inspire confidence?

使い方： inspire someone with something (The coach inspired her team with confidence.); inspire something in someone (Her calm voice inspired trust in us.)

類義語： encourage, uplift

反対語： dishearten

よく使う表現： inspire confidence, inspire someone with something, inspire trust

啓示を与える

神から授かったとされる考えや言葉を人に与える。

やさしい英語で： To give someone thoughts or words believed to come from God or another god.

• They believe God inspired the writer.
• The prophet claimed that a spirit had inspired him.
• Her prayer asks God to inspire her words.

使い方： be inspired by God (They believe these words were inspired by God.)

よく使う表現： inspire a prophet, divinely inspire someone

吹き込む、植え付ける

特に精神的な働きかけで、人の心に考えや感情を生じさせる。

やさしい英語で： To put a thought or feeling into someone’s mind, especially through a spiritual influence.

• The vision inspired faith in her heart.
• They believed the spirit inspired this thought.
• His prayer inspired a sense of peace in them.

使い方： inspire something in someone (The vision inspired hope in the weary travelers.)

類義語： instill, impart

よく使う表現： inspire hope, inspire a thought, inspire faith

息を吸う、吸気する

肺に空気を吸い込む。

やさしい英語で： To take air into your lungs.

• The patient was unable to inspire deeply.
• As you inspire, your chest expands.
• The mask warms the air you inspire.

類義語： inhale, breathe in

反対語： expire, exhale

よく使う表現： inspire air, inspire deeply