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

• Love is spiritual, lust is carnal.
  爱是精神的，情欲是肉体的。
• 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；
• Chen was an initiate of a Chinese spiritual discipline.
  陈是某个中国神学领域的新入门者。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is a kind of spiritual realm.
  这是一种怎样的精神境界。