afflatus

n. 灵感, 神明启示

发音

UK /əˈfleɪtəs/
其它
US /əˈfleɪtəs/
US /-ɾəs/

词形变化

afflatuses 复数 afflatuses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.

    divine afflatus

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

inspiration

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin afflātus (“breath, blowing or breathing on, spiritual inspiration”), from afflō (“to blow, breathe on or towards”) + -tus (forming action nouns), from ad- (“to, towards”) + flō (“breathe, blow”).

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