首页英语词典soulsoul的意思

soul

英 [səʊl] 美[sol]

n. 灵魂；心灵；精神；鬼魂
adj. 美国黑人文化的
n. (Soul)人名；(英、法)苏尔

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词态变化

复数: souls;

中文词源

soul 灵魂，内心，心灵

来自古英语 sawol,灵魂，生命，精气神，来自 Proto-Germanic*saiwalo,灵魂，可能衍生自 Proto-Germanic*saiwaz,湖，海，词源同 sea.日耳曼传说中灵魂来自于湖和海，最终也归宿于湖和海。

英英释意

1. the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

2. a human being;: "there was too much for one person to do"

3. deep feeling or emotion

4. the human embodiment of something;: "the soul of honor"

5. a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s;: "soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement"

英文词源

soul: soul: [OE] Behind the word soul lies the ancient notion of the soul as something fleeting or mercurial. For its prehistoric Germanic ancestor, *saiwalō, was related to Greek aiólos ‘quickmoving’. Its modern Germanic cousins include German seele, Dutch ziel, Swedish själ, and Danish sjæl.
soul (n.1): "A substantial entity believed to be that in each person which lives, feels, thinks and wills" [Century Dictionary], Old English sawol "spiritual and emotional part of a person, animate existence; life, living being," from Proto-Germanic *saiwalo (cognates: Old Saxon seola, Old Norse sala, Old Frisian sele, Middle Dutch siele, Dutch ziel, Old High German seula, German Seele, Gothic saiwala), of uncertain origin.

Sometimes said to mean originally "coming from or belonging to the sea," because that was supposed to be the stopping place of the soul before birth or after death [Barnhart]; if so, it would be from Proto-Germanic *saiwaz (see sea). Klein explains this as "from the lake," as a dwelling-place of souls in ancient northern Europe.

Meaning "spirit of a deceased person" is attested in Old English from 971. As a synonym for "person, individual, human being" (as in every living soul) it dates from early 14c. Soul-searching (n.) is attested from 1871, from the phrase used as a past participle adjective (1610s). Distinguishing soul from spirit is a matter best left to theologians.
soul (n.2): "instinctive quality felt by black persons as an attribute," 1946, jazz slang, from soul (n.1). Also from this sense are soul brother (1957), soul sister (1967), soul food (1957), etc. Soul music, essentially gospel music with "girl," etc., in place of "Jesus," first attested 1961; William James used the term in 1900, in a spiritual/romantic sense, but in reference to inner music.

同义词辨析

soul, ghost, spirit

这些名词均含"灵魂，心灵"之意。

soul：指超越身体之外，永远存在的无形的东西，即所谓灵魂，亦可作人解。

ghost：普通用词，主要指死者的灵魂。

spirit：当指与body相对而言的所谓灵魂时，可与soul互换使用，但强调人的精神素质，也指神仙、精灵等。

考试真题

Real friendship is when two individuals share the same soul.

Not all your business partners are your soul mates.

The Phoenix, in Mid-Levels, offers the widest interpretation of "British cuisine", while still trying to maintain its soul.

So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.

The survey shows us that today's teens are affectionate, sensible and far happier than the angry and tortured souls that have been painted for us by stereotypes.

The urgency of slowing down-to find the time and space to think-is nothing new, of course, and wiser souls have always reminded us that the more attention we pay to the moment, the less time and energy we have to place it in some larger context.

Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard, Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.

It might be poetic, philosophical, sensual, or mathematical, but in any case it must, in my view, have something to do with the soul of the human being.

You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behavior helps us "step outside time's flow" into "soul time".

词组搭配

bare one's soul

见bare

the life and soul of the party

lost soul

a soul that is damned

堕入地狱的亡魂；无救的人

sell one's soul (to the devil)

see sell

见 sell

upon my soul!

(dated)an exclamation of surprise

(旧)［表示惊奇］天哪；的确

实用场景例句

He believed his immortal soul was in peril.: 他认为他不死的灵魂有堕入地狱的危险。

The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven) .: 怒吼的风如同堕入地狱的灵魂在哀声恸哭。

There was a feeling of restlessness deep in her soul.: 她内心深处感到焦躁不安。

the dark side of the human soul: 人类精神世界中阴暗的一面

It was a very polished performance, but it lacked soul.: 这场演出技艺很精湛，但缺少真挚的情感。

He is the soul of discretion.: 他是谨慎的典范。

She's lost all her money, poor soul.: 可怜的人，她的钱全没了。

You're a brave soul.: 你真勇敢。

(literary)a village of 300 souls (= with 300 people living there): 一个300人的村子

There wasn't a soul in sight (= nobody was in sight) .: 连个人影都不见。

Don't tell a soul (= do not tell anyone) .: 谁也别告诉。

a soul singer: 灵乐歌手

‘Want a ride? ’ ‘No thanks. Walking is good for the soul. ’: “搭车吗？”“不，谢谢。步行有步行的好处。”

She went to pray for the soul of her late husband...: 她去为亡夫的灵魂祈祷。

'I will put my heart and soul into the job,' he promises.: “我会全身心投入到工作中去，”他保证说。

...a struggle for the soul of the Republican Party.: 为实现共和党的基本宗旨而进行的奋斗

He's a jolly soul...: 他是个乐天派。

Her mother, poor soul, came to an even worse end.: 她的母亲，那个可怜的人，结局更糟糕。

I've never harmed a soul in my life...: 我这一生从未伤害过任何人。

There was not a soul there.: 那里一个人也没有。

...American soul singer Anita Baker.: 美国灵乐歌手安妮塔·贝克

...a tiny village of only 100 souls.: 一个只有 100 位居民的小村庄

...politicians who would sell their soul for the sake of office.: 为了谋求官位而不择手段的政客