spiritual

英 [ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl] 美 [ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl]

adj.  精神的; 心灵的; 宗教的
n.  灵歌(宗教歌曲,最初为美国黑人奴隶所唱)

复数:spirituals

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牛津词典

adj.

  1. 精神的;心灵的
    connected with the human spirit, rather than the body or physical things
    1. a spiritual experience
      心灵体验
    2. spiritual development
      精神上的发展
    3. a lack of spiritual values in the modern world
      现代世界精神价值的缺失
    4. We're concerned about your spiritual welfare .
      我们担心你的心理健康。
  2. 宗教的
    connected with religion
    1. a spiritual leader
      宗教领袖

noun

  1. 灵歌(宗教歌曲,最初为美国黑人奴隶所唱)
    a religious song of the type originally sung by black slaves in America

    柯林斯词典

    1. ADJ 精神(上)的;心灵(上)的
      Spiritual means relating to people's thoughts and beliefs, rather than to their bodies and physical surroundings.
      1. She lived entirely by spiritual values, in a world of poetry and imagination.
        她追求精神上的满足,完全生活在一个诗歌和想象的世界里。
    2. ADJ 宗教(上)的;宗教信仰(上)的
      Spiritual means relating to people's religious beliefs.
      1. The spiritual leader of Ireland's 3.7 million Catholics...
        爱尔兰 370 万天主教徒的宗教领袖
      2. 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。
    3. 灵歌(原为美国黑奴所唱的一种宗教歌曲)
      A spiritual is a religious song of the type originally sung by black slaves in America.
      1. 精神家园;精神故乡
        Your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there.

        双语例句

        1. Surely there is some way of ordering our busy lives so that we can live in comfort and find spiritual harmony too.
          总会有办法能安排好我们忙碌的生活,这样就能过得舒服一点,同时还能达到内心的平静。
        2. He is expected to be enthroned early next year as the spiritual leader of the Church of England.
          预计他将于明年年初登位,成为英国国教的精神领袖。
        3. Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.
          陈是某个中国神学领域的新入门者。
        4. The account of spiritual struggle that follows has a humbling and numinous power.
          之后关于精神挣扎的叙述有一种令人心生卑微之感的神秘力量。
        5. The first Slav pope, John Paul, said that providence had chosen him to proclaim the spiritual unity of Europe
          第一位斯拉夫教皇约翰·保罗声称上天选择了他来昭示欧洲的精神统一。
        6. Waite spent his life on a spiritual quest.
          韦特毕生都在进行精神探索。
        7. She lived entirely by spiritual values, in a world of poetry and imagination.
          她追求精神上的满足,完全生活在一个诗歌和想象的世界里。
        8. 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。
        9. I think I'm more aware now of some spiritual things and I do believe in good and evil.
          我觉得我现在更加注重精神生活,而且我真的相信善恶报应。
        10. You can start now to tune in to your own physical, social and spiritual needs.
          你现在可以开始关注自己的生理、社交与精神需求。
        11. His spiritual depression came to an end when she kissed him.
          她的亲吻扫除了他精神上的苦闷。
        12. Love is spiritual, lust is carnal.
          爱是精神的,情欲是肉体的。
        13. China was once japan's spiritual mother.
          中国曾经是日本的精神源泉。
        14. Gore described the issue as a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity.
          戈尔认为这个危机是对全人类在道德上和精神上的一个挑战。
        15. The witnessing of this spiritual phenomenon changed Dr. Maria Montessori's life.
          对这种精神现象的目睹,改变了蒙台梭利博士的生活。
        16. It's very, very dangerous for your spiritual, psychological, mental, emotional health and evolution.
          对你的心灵、心理、精神、情绪健康和演变是非常危险的。
        17. Landscape and human life as inherently movement and spiritual strength.
          山水和人一样具有内在的生命运动和精神力量。
        18. The round shape denotes fullness and completeness that reflect a pursuit in physical and spiritual abundance and perfection.
          圆形表示的丰满和完整的反映了物质和精神追求丰富和完善。
        19. Although museums and galleries may not create commercial profits, they enrich people's spiritual life.
          尽管博物馆和美术馆不能创造利润,但他们丰富了人们的精神生活。
        20. The culture is a symbol of national identity and state's spiritual home.
          文化是民族的身份象征和国家的精神家园。
        21. Our loyalty to our eternal companion should not be merely physical, but mental and spiritual as well.
          我们对永恒伴侣的忠诚不仅仅体现在肉体上,同样也应该在思想上和灵性上。
        22. Food creates the body and has a great influence on our mind and spiritual life.
          食物造就了我们的身体,并对我们的思想和精神生活有着巨大的影响。
        23. We need a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life.
          我们需要一个精神支柱,或者一个人生哲学。
        24. Your parents influence your career as well as your moral and spiritual values.
          你的职业生涯和道德、精神价值同样受你父母的影响。
        25. So also faith, a basic philosophy of life, the striving for spiritual growth and expansion.
          所以信念,是一个基本的生活哲学,为心灵的成长和扩张继而奋斗。
        26. This is a kind of spiritual realm.
          这是一种怎样的精神境界。
        27. Traditional ways of life provided economic security and spiritual fulfilment.
          传统生活方式提供了经济保障,满足了精神需求。
        28. I believe that Tom received emotional and spiritual healing in this life and moved on.
          我相信汤姆此生及来生在情感和精神上已得到了痊愈。
        29. Science bears not only significant cognizant and technical value, but also important cultural and spiritual value.
          科学不仅具有重要的认识价值和技术价值,而且也具有重要的文化价值和精神价值;
        30. The heritage and development of Liuzhou dialect is significant for the material civilization and spiritual civilization construction.
          柳州方言的继承与发展,对柳州物质文明和精神文明建设,都具有重要的意义。

        习惯用语

        adj.

          your spiritual home

        • 在精神上认同的某个地方;精神家园
          the place where you are happiest, especially a country where you feel you belong more than in your own country because you share the ideas and attitudes of the people who live there