telepathy
/təˈlepəθi/
n.
一句话记住
心灵感应;传心术
释义与例句
n.
心灵感应;传心术
the supposed ability to communicate thoughts directly from one mind to another without speech or writing
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After years of working together, the twins seemed to communicate by telepathy.
合作多年后,这对双胞胎似乎能靠心灵感应交流。
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Scientists have found no convincing evidence that telepathy exists.
科学家尚未发现心灵感应存在的可信证据。
展开其余 3 条例句
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He joked that telepathy would save him a fortune in phone bills.
他开玩笑说,要是有心灵感应,能省下一大笔电话费。
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In the novel, the hero uses telepathy to warn his brother of danger.
小说中,主人公用心灵感应警告弟弟有危险。
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Many people believe that a mother can sense her child's distress through telepathy.
许多人相信母亲能通过心灵感应察觉孩子的痛苦。
词源与构词
tele-(远)+ path(感受)+ -y(名词词尾),指不借助感官而远距离感知他人思想的能力。
记忆钩子
tele(远)+ path(感受)+ y:隔着千里也能感受到对方的想法——心灵感应。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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pathetic 可怜的;可悲的;差劲的The lost dog looked so pathetic that we took it home. 那只走失的狗看起来非常可怜,我们把它带回了家。
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sympathetic 同情的;赞同的;友善的She was sympathetic to the homeless man's story. 她对那个流浪汉的遭遇表示同情。
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sympathy 同情;赞同;支持She expressed her sympathy to the family after the accident. 事故发生后,她向那家人表达了慰问。
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telecommute 远程办公More staff now telecommute three days a week. 现在更多员工每周远程办公三天。
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telegram 电报The family received a telegram announcing the birth of the baby. 家里收到一封报喜的电报。
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telegraph 电报;电报机He sent the news by telegraph. 他用电报把这个消息发了出去。
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telemedicine 远程医疗Patients in remote villages can now consult specialists through telemedicine. 偏远村庄的病人现在可以通过远程医疗咨询专家。
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telephone 电话;电话机She answered the telephone on the first ring. 电话一响她就接了。
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telephoto 远摄的(镜头或摄影技术,能把远处景物拍大)The photographer switched to a telephoto lens to capture the eagle on the cliff. 摄影师换上远摄镜头,拍摄悬崖上的鹰。
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telesales 电话销售She worked in telesales for two years before moving into management. 她做了两年电话销售才转到管理岗。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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telepathic 心灵感应的;有传心能力的-ic 形容词词尾,如 telepathic message(心灵感应传递的信息)。
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telepath 有心灵感应的人-path 指“感受者”,telepath 指能传递思想的人,是名词。
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telepathically 通过心灵感应地telepathic 加 -ally 构成副词,如 communicate telepathically。
同义词
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mind-reading 读心(术)mind-reading 是口语说法,强调读出他人想法;telepathy 是正式术语,指远距离传递思想。The magician's act looked like mind-reading. 魔术师的表演看起来像在读心。
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intuition 直觉intuition 指个人凭经验产生的直觉,不涉及他人;telepathy 强调两人之间传递信息。She trusted her intuition and turned left. 她相信直觉,向左转了。
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sixth sense 第六感sixth sense 是通俗说法,多指预感危险;telepathy 特指思想传递,不限于预感。He has a sixth sense for trouble. 他对麻烦有第六感。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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telekinesis 意念移物都以 tele-(远)开头:pathy 是“感受”,指传递思想;kinesis 是“运动”,指用意念移动物体。The film's heroine moves objects with telekinesis. 影片女主角用意念移动物体。
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empathy 共情;同理心都含 path(感受):em- 是“在内”,指设身处地体会他人情感;tele- 是“远”,指远距离传递思想。A good nurse shows empathy for patients. 好护士对病人有同理心。
常见搭配
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by telepathy 靠心灵感应They claimed to have sent the message by telepathy. 他们声称靠心灵感应传递了消息。
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telepathic communication 心灵感应交流The crew relied on telepathic communication in the silent ship. 在寂静的飞船里,船员依靠心灵感应交流。
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believe in telepathy 相信心灵感应Few scientists believe in telepathy. 很少有科学家相信心灵感应。