spiritual
英 [ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl] 美 [ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl]

adj.

精神的；心灵的；高尚的，崇高的；宗教的

n.

圣歌（尤指美国南部黑人的）；教会事物；

变形

复数：spirituals

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 精神上的; 心灵的 of the human spirit or soul; not of physical things
2. 教会的,宗教的 of the Church or of religion

英英释义

spiritual[ 'spiritjuəl, -tʃuəl ]

• n.a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States

  同义词：Negro spiritual

• adj.
  • concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

    "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs"

    同义词：religious

  • concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul

    "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"

    同义词：unearthly

  • lacking material body or form or substance

    "spiritual beings"; "the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm"

  • resembling or characteristic of a phantom

    "spiritual tappings at a seance"

    同义词：apparitionalghostlikeghostlyphantasmalspectral

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• spiritual beauty内在美
• spiritual problem心灵问题
• spiritual requirements精神上的需要
• spiritual songs圣歌

词组短语

spiritual civilization精神文明

spiritual world精神世界

spiritual leader n. 精神领袖

spiritual pillar精神支柱

negro spiritual n. 黑人灵歌

spiritual healing精神治疗；灵性治疗

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

spiritual, mental

这组词都有“精神的”的意思，其区别是：

spiritual侧重人内心深处的思维对客观事物的反映，而不是人的身体对事物的反应而构成人的精神因素。

mental侧重指某人对周围环境所具有的内心，情绪上及智力方面的反映。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Many young people could not resist the spiritual pollution.
   很多年轻人不能抵制精神污染。
2. I care more about the spiritual life than the substantial life.
   和物质生活相比，我更注重精神生活。
3. The monks were arraigned for not teaching things spiritual.
   修道士们因不讲授有关心灵的道理而受到指责。

权威例句

Toward a theory of spiritual leadership
The Spiritual Revolution: Why Religion is Giving Way to Spirituality
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