- respire[respire 词源字典]
- respire: see spirit
[respire etymology, respire origin, 英语词源] - 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.