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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Waite spent his life on a spiritual quest.
- 韦特毕生都在进行精神探索。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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》