the spirit moves someone

短语

英文释义

短语
  1. One desires or decides on something.
    — 'I may possibly say a few words,' said Psmith carelessly, 'if the spirit moves me. Who am I that I should deny people a simple pleasure?'

词源

Reflecting the senses of spirit as enthusiasm, as energy or will ( ≈ notion), or as mood (compare in the mood); sometimes also taken to be a reference to the Holy Spirit.
2 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary