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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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3233 / COCA.2096

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

牛津词典

adj.

• 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。
• 宗教的
  connected with religion
  1. a spiritual leader
     宗教领袖

noun

• 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

• ADJ 精神(上)的;心灵(上)的
  Spiritualmeans 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。
• ADJ 宗教(上)的；宗教信仰(上)的
  Spiritualmeans 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。
• 灵歌(原为美国黑奴所唱的一种宗教歌曲)
  Aspiritualis a religious song of the type originally sung by black slaves in America.
• 精神家园;精神故乡
  Yourspiritual homeis 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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• China was once japan's spiritual mother.
  中国曾经是日本的精神源泉。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。