life force

英 [ˈlaɪf fɔːs]

美 [ˈlaɪf fɔːrs]

n.  生命力; 活力; 生命气息; 生命的能量

牛津词典

noun

• 生命力；活力
  the force that gives sb/sth their strength or energy
  1. He looked very ill─his life force seemed to have drained away.
     他看上去病得很厉害——他的生命力似乎枯竭了。
• 生命气息；生命的能量
  the force that keeps all life in existence
  1. In Hindi philosophy the life force is known as prana.
     在印度哲学中生命气息称为 prana（息）。

柯林斯词典

• 生命力
  Life forceis energy that some people believe exists in all living things and keeps them alive.

英英释义

noun

• (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
  Synonym:vital forcevitalityelan vital

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