spiritual
英 ['sp?r?t???l; -tj??l]
美['sp?r?t???l]
- n. 圣歌（尤指美國南部黑人的）
- adj. 精神的，心靈的
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詞態變化
復數:?spirituals;副詞:?spiritually;
中文詞源
spiritual 精神的，靈魂的，心靈的
spirit,精神，靈魂，-al,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.
- 陳是某個中國神學領域的新入門者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The spiritual leader charged that the book blasphemed against Islam.
- 宗教領袖指責該書褻瀆了伊斯蘭教。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Waite spent his life on a spiritual quest.
- 韋特畢生都在進行精神探索。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. A man in priestly clothes offered spiritual guidance.
- 一位身著牧師袍服的男子進行了宗教布道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. a spiritual that segued into a singalong chorus
- 一首轉為會眾集體跟唱的靈歌
來自《權威詞典》