inspiring

inspiring — 形容詞

1. able to fill someone with the desire or enthusiasm to take action or achieve som

1.形容詞B2
釋義

鼓舞人心

讓人產生熱情或動力

able to fill someone with the desire or enthusiasm to take action or achieve something

例句

The head teacher's speech was so inspiring that many students signed up to volunteer.

校長的演講非常鼓舞人心，許多學生都報名當志工。

so + adjective + that clause for cause-effect

Priya found her grandmother's stories about the war deeply inspiring.

普莉亞覺得祖母講的戰爭故事非常鼓舞人心。

find + object + adjective complement

同義詞
  • uplifting

    emphasises emotional lift or joy; slightly softer tone

  • motivating

    focuses on spurring specific action rather than general admiration

  • encouraging

    involves giving hope or confidence; often used for personal support

  • stimulating

    suggests intellectual excitement rather than emotional drive

反義詞
  • discouraging

    the opposite effect — causes loss of confidence or hope

  • demotivating

    removes the will to act; more informal and modern

文法句型

be + inspiring

find + object + inspiring

so + inspiring + that

用法筆記

Commonly used with intensifiers such as 'so', 'truly', 'deeply', and 'very'. Can appear in a dummy-it construction ('It is inspiring to…') or with a that-clause to show result.

常見錯誤

❌The story was very inspired.
✅The story was very inspiring.
💡'inspired' describes how someone feels; 'inspiring' describes the thing that causes the feeling.