Vigour is strong, healthy energy — the kind that shows. It covers the body (an old woman who still walks up the mountain has vigour), the mind (a writer whose thinking is still sharp at eighty), and the force someone puts into an activity ('he defended his idea with great vigour').

Vigour is strong, healthy energyvigour 是強健的活力——the kind that shows那種看得出來的活力。It covers the body它涵蓋身體(an old woman who still walks up the mountain has vigour)（一個還能爬山的老太太就是有 vigour），the mind也涵蓋頭腦(a writer whose thinking is still sharp at eighty)（一個八十歲思路還很清楚的作家），and the force someone puts into an activity也涵蓋一個人做事投入的力道('he defended his idea with great vigour')（'he defended his idea with great vigour'，他很有力地捍衛自己的想法）。

It is an uncountable noun: some vigour, a lot of vigour, never *a vigour* and never *vigours*.

It is an uncountable noun它是不可數名詞：some vigour, a lot of vigour會說 some vigour、a lot of vigour，never *a vigour* and never *vigours*.絕對不會有 *a vigour* 或 *vigours* 這種說法。

The word carries a warm, admiring feeling; it is usually said about someone we respect. It is also a bit formal and literary — in conversation a Taiwanese student would more often say energy, or 'she's still really active'.

The word carries a warm, admiring feeling這個字帶著溫暖、佩服的語氣；it is usually said about someone we respect通常是用來講我們敬佩的人。It is also a bit formal and literary它也有點正式、文學性——in conversation a Taiwanese student would more often say energy, or 'she's still really active'台灣學生講話比較常說 energy，或是 'she's still really active'（她還是很有活力）。

Two very common patterns are worth memorising: 'with vigour' (doing something forcefully) and 'full of vigour' (describing a person).

Two very common patterns are worth memorising有兩個很常見的句型值得背起來：'with vigour' (doing something forcefully)'with vigour'（有力地做某件事），and 'full of vigour' (describing a person).還有 'full of vigour'（用來形容一個人很有活力）。

Americans spell it vigor.

Americans spell it vigor美式英文拼成 vigor。