spiritual

英 ['sp?r?t???l; -tj??l] 美['sp?r?t???l]

反義詞

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復(fù)數(shù):?spirituals;副詞:?spiritually;

spiritual 精神的，靈魂的，心靈的

spirit,精神，靈魂，-al,形容詞后綴。

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).

1. Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.: 陳是某個(gè)中國神學(xué)領(lǐng)域的新入門者。

2. The spiritual leader charged that the book blasphemed against Islam.: 宗教領(lǐng)袖指責(zé)該書褻瀆了伊斯蘭教。

4. A man in priestly clothes offered spiritual guidance.: 一位身著牧師袍服的男子進(jìn)行了宗教布道。

5. a spiritual that segued into a singalong chorus: 一首轉(zhuǎn)為會(huì)眾集體跟唱的靈歌