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respire

英 [rɪ'spaɪə] 美 [rɪ'spaɪɚ]

vt. 呼吸
vi. 呼吸

中文词源

respire 呼吸

re-,表反复，-spir,呼吸，吸气，词源同 spirit,suspire.

英文词源

respire: respire: see spirit
respire (v.): late 14c., from Old French respirer (12c.), from Latin respirare "breathe again, breathe in and out," from re- "again" (see re-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)). Related: Respired; respiring.