respire

• vt. 呼吸
• vi. 呼吸

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

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.