psychic

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a. 灵魂的, 精神的, 心灵的 n. 巫师, 灵物, 心灵现象

发音

其它 /ˈsaɪkɪk/

词形变化

psychics 复数 psychics more psychic 比较级 most psychic 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

灵媒；巫师

形容词

精神的；心灵的；灵魂的；超自然的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance, and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.

    灵媒

  2. 2.

    A person who supposedly contacts the dead; a medium.

  3. 3.

    In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the second type; a person focused on intellectual reality (the other two being hylic and pneumatic).

    宗教
adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to or having the abilities of a psychic.

    You must be psychic—I was just about to say that.

    She is a psychic person—she hears messages from beyond.

  2. 2.

    Relating to the psyche or mind, or to mental activity in general.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

occultist

下位词 4

sensitive medium clairvoyant spiritualist
形容词

同义词 1

psychical

近义相关 2

mental paranormal

相关短语

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词源

From Ancient Greek ψυχικός (psukhikós, “relative to the soul, spirit, mind”). Earlier referred to as "psychical"; or from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul, mind, psyche”). First appeared (as substantive) 1871 and first records 1895.

来源：wiktionary