in·spi·ra·tion/ˏɪnspə`reʃən; ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən/ n [C,U] 1 someone or something that gives you the idea to do something 灵感: + for My trip to Mexico was the inspiration for the novel. 我的墨西哥之行给我这部小说的创作灵感。 2 be an inspiration to sb to encourage someone to be as good, successful etc as possible 对某人是一种鼓舞: Her hard work and imagination are an inspiration to us all. 她勤奋的工作态度及想像力对我们大家都是一种鼓舞。