suspire
英 [sə'spaɪə]
美 [sə'spaɪə]
suspire 叹息,叹气sus-,在下,-spir,呼吸,词源同 spirit,perspire.引申词义叹息,叹气。
- suspire (v.)
- mid-15c., "to sigh," from Old French souspirer (Modern French soupirer), or directly from Latin suspirare "to draw a deep breath, heave a sigh," from assimilated form of sub "under" (see sub-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Related: Suspired; suspiring; suspiral; suspirious.
- 1. The patient began to suspire.
- 病人开始呼吸.
- 2. All creatures still warmly suspire.
- 所有的生物都安静温暖地呼气著.