| [/ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl; ˋspɪrɪtʃʊəl/] adj [usu attrib 通常作 定语] 用法:
1 of the human spirit(4) or soul; not of physical things 精神的; 心灵的; 非物质的:
concerned about sb's spiritual welfare 关心某人精神上的幸福. Cf 参看 material2. 用法:
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(a) of the Church or of religion 教会的;宗教的:
The Pope is the spiritual leader of many Christians.教皇是众多基督徒的宗教领袖.
(b) of or from God; divine 上帝的; 神的; 神授的; 天赐的. Cf 参看 temporal1.3 (idm 习语) one's spiritual `home place where one is, or thinks one could be, happiest; country to which one feels more strongly attached than to one's own country 乐土; 心灵上的祖国. spiritual 2
n (also Negro `spiritual) religious folk-song of the type originally sung by black slaves in America （原先由美国黑奴唱的）黑人圣歌. |