psychic

adjective

/ˈsaɪkɪk/

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(also less frequent psychical
/ˈsaɪkɪkl/

/ˈsaɪkɪkl/
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connected with strange powers of the mind and not able to be explained by natural laws关于通灵的；超自然的 synonym paranormal
- psychic energy/forces/phenomena/powers超自然的能量；超自然力量；超自然的现象；心灵力
- psychic healing心灵治疗法
- psychical research (= research into strange powers and events)通灵研究（研究心灵现象，如心灵感应）。
(of a person人) seeming to have strange mental powers and to be able to do things that are not possible according to natural laws有特异功能的；通灵的
- She claims to be psychic and helps people to contact the dead.她自称有通灵术，能帮助活人与死者沟通。
- How am I supposed to know—I'm not psychic!我怎么会知道呢，我又没有特异功能！
(also less frequent psychical)
(formal) connected with the mind rather than the body心灵的；灵魂的
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Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Greek psukhikos, from psukhē ‘breath, life, soul’.

noun

/ˈsaɪkɪk/

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a person who claims to have strange mental powers so that they can do things that are not possible according to natural laws, such as predicting the future and speaking to dead people（自称）有特异功能的人，有通灵术的人
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Greek psukhikos, from psukhē ‘breath, life, soul’.

BNC: 8960 COCA: 7820

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