首页英语词典spiritualspiritual的意思

spiritual

英['spɪrɪtʃʊəl;-tjʊəl] 美['spɪrɪtʃʊəl]
  • n. 圣歌(尤指美国南部黑人的)
  • adj. 精神的,心灵的

词态变化


复数: spirituals;副词: spiritually;

中文词源


spiritual 精神的,灵魂的,心灵的

spirit,精神,灵魂,-al,形容词后缀。

英文词源


spiritual (adj.)
c. 1300, "of or concerning the spirit" (especially in religious aspects), from Old French spirituel, esperituel (12c.) or directly from a Medieval Latin ecclesiastical use of Latin spiritualis "of or pertaining to breath, breathing, wind, or air; pertaining to spirit," from spiritus "of breathing, of the spirit" (see spirit (n.)). Meaning "of or concerning the church" is attested from mid-14c. Related: Spiritually. An Old English word for "spiritual" was godcundlic.
In avibus intellige studia spiritualia, in animalibus exercitia corporalia [Richard of St. Victoror (1110-1173): "Watch birds to understand how spiritual things move, animals to understand physical motion." - E.P.]
spiritual (n.)
"African-American religious song," 1866, from spiritual (adj.). Earlier "a spiritual thing" (1660s).

双语例句


1. Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.
陈是某个中国神学领域的新入门者。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The spiritual leader charged that the book blasphemed against Islam.
宗教领袖指责该书亵渎了伊斯兰教。

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3. Waite spent his life on a spiritual quest.
韦特毕生都在进行精神探索。

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4. A man in priestly clothes offered spiritual guidance.
一位身着牧师袍服的男子进行了宗教布道。

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5. a spiritual that segued into a singalong chorus
一首转为会众集体跟唱的灵歌

来自《权威词典》