vital force
noun
mass noun
1- the energy or spirit which animates living creatures; the soul生命力; 灵魂。
1.1
- Philosophy (in some theories, particularly that of Bergson) a hypothetical force, independent of physical and chemical forces, regarded as being the causative factor in the evolution and development of living organisms【哲】（某些理论, 尤指柏格森理论假设的）生命力。
- ORIGIN: translating French élan vital.
1.2
- count noun a person or thing that gives something vitality and strength注入活力的人（或物）：
he was a vital force in British music.
他为英国乐坛注入了活力。