| 释义 |
soul-like, a. and adv.
[f. soul n. + -like.]
A. adj. Like or resembling a soul or that of a soul; suggestive of a or the soul.
1654Whitlock Zootomia 259, I look not for any Soule⁓like Composure, among the works of men. 1838Marg. Fuller Wom. 19th C. (1862) 351 The pine-trees sigh with their soul-like sounds for June. 1845Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 219 The soul-like moon, In passive beauty and receptive light. 1899A. E. Garvie Ritschlian Theol. ii. 43 He considers himself warranted in making the metaphysical inference..that things must be soul-like beings.
B. adv. After or in the manner of a soul.
1845Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 223 The temple yet to be rebuilt in Zion..shall soul-like yet re-rise from ruin. |