
好词典

源自希腊语 'psychikos'(意为“与灵魂或心灵相关的”),后经拉丁语 'psychicus' 进入英语。
❶ 指与心灵或超自然现象相关的,常用来描述无法用科学解释的精神活动或超感官体验。
“She claimed to have psychical abilities that allowed her to communicate with spirits.”
(她声称拥有通灵能力,可以与灵魂交流。)
“The study of psychical phenomena has fascinated scientists for centuries.”
(对超自然现象的研究几个世纪以来一直吸引着科学家。)
psychical research — 指对超自然现象或心灵现象的科学研究,如通灵、预知等。
“The Society for Psychical Research was founded in 1882 to investigate paranormal phenomena.”
(超自然现象研究学会成立于1882年,旨在调查超自然现象。)