metempsychosis

metempsychosis — 名詞

1. the belief or philosophical idea that when a person or animal dies, their soul m

1.名詞C2
釋義

靈魂轉世

死後靈魂進入另一軀體

the belief or philosophical idea that when a person or animal dies, their soul moves into the body of another living thing — a human, an animal, or even a plant — and begins a new existence there.

例句

The old teacher said metempsychosis means the soul goes to a new body after death.

那位老老師說，靈魂轉世指的是死後靈魂進入新的身體。

uncountable noun without article in a general statement

Kwame learned about metempsychosis from an old book his grandmother gave him.

Kwame 從祖母送給他的一本舊書中學到了靈魂轉世的概念。

常見搭配
  • doctrine of metempsychosis
  • theory of metempsychosis
  • concept of metempsychosis
  • idea of metempsychosis
  • belief in metempsychosis
  • teach/teachings about metempsychosis
  • discuss metempsychosis
同義詞
  • reincarnation

    the more common and broader term; reincarnation is often specifically human rebirth, while metempsychosis more explicitly allows animal or plant bodies

  • transmigration of souls

    a fuller, equivalent phrase; more transparent in meaning but equally formal

  • rebirth

    the simplest and most general word; lacks the formal/philosophical tone of metempsychosis

反義詞
  • annihilationism

    the belief that the soul is completely destroyed at death, with no continuation

文法句型

theory / doctrine / idea + of metempsychosis

believe in + metempsychosis

用法筆記

Formal register — most commonly encountered in academic writing about ancient Greek philosophy or comparative religion. Unlike the broader term 'reincarnation,' which can refer to any rebirth (often as a human), metempsychosis specifically emphasises the soul's passage between different species, including animals and sometimes plants.

常見錯誤

I believe in metempsychosis of the soul.
I believe in metempsychosis.
The word metempsychosis already contains the idea of the soul's movement; adding 'of the soul' is redundant.
His metempsychosis happened after he died.
According to the idea of metempsychosis, his soul entered a new body after he died.
Metempsychosis is the doctrine itself, not a single event for one person.

同根字

  • metempsychotic
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

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副詞搭配

  • traditionally (traditionally believed in metempsychosis)
  • widely (widely discussed theory of metempsychosis)

常用片語

  • theory of metempsychosis
  • belief in metempsychosis
  • the idea of metempsychosis
  • doctrine of metempsychosis

介系詞搭配

  • of (doctrine of metempsychosis)
  • in (belief in metempsychosis)
  • about (teachings about metempsychosis)