n. (名词)

　　听到这个好消息,他们都兴高采烈。

　　误 They were all with great spirit when they heard the good news.

　　误 They were all with great spirits when they heard the good news.

　　误 They were all in great spirit when they heard the good news.

　　正 They were all in great spirits when they heard the good news.

　　析 当 spirit 作“情绪”或“心情”解时,应该用其复数形式 spirits,这里介词 in 不能用 with 替代。

　　输赢倒无所谓,重要的是你们临场时的那股锐气。

　　误 Whether you win or lose is unimportant; what matters is the spirits in which you play.

　　正 Whether you win or lose is unimportant; what matters is the spirit in which you play.

　　析 当 spirit 作“气魄,气概,勇气,志气”解时,是不可数名词,要用其单数形式。