| 单词 | spiritual |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['spiritjuəl] |
| 解释 | a.精神的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 精神的(of the spirit rather than the body) 【考】 反义词：corporeal( 肉体的) 【记】 spirit(精神)+ual |
| 字源 | spiritual (adj.) c.1300, "of or concerning the spirit" (especially in religious aspects), from Old French spirituel, esperituel (12c.) or directly from a Medieval Latin ecclesiastical use of Latin spiritualis "of or pertaining to breath, breathing, wind, or air; pertaining to spirit," from spiritus "of breathing, of the spirit" (see spirit (n.)). Meaning "of or concerning the church" is attested from mid-14c. Related: Spiritually. spiritual (n.) "African-American religious song," 1866, from spiritual (adj.). Earlier "a spiritual thing" (1660s). |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 精神上的 = deific = sacred 【记】源于: spirit(n 精神; 灵魂) 【反】corporeal(adj 肉体的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】spirit 精神，心灵，灵魂 |
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