| 单词 | telekinesis |
| 释义 | telekinesis (once / 171295 pages) n If you can make things move just by thinking about moving them, you can call your amazing ability telekinesis. While most people don't believe in telekinesis, there are those who feel strongly that some people can move or change objects with their minds. The study of this phenomenon is called "parapsychology," which includes things like mind reading and reincarnation as well. The term telekinesis was first used in 1890 by Alexander N. Aksakof, a Russian adviser to the Czar, who combined the Greek tele, "at a distance," with kinesis, "movement or motion." WORD FAMILYtelekinesis USAGE EXAMPLESSeattle songwriter and EDM producer Michael Lerner, who as Telekinesis has a track on the app called “Sleep In,” agrees. Seattle Times(Oct 24, 2016) My friend and I were shocked by my uncanny timing, and what we later joked, must have been an act of telekinesis or clairvoyance. Salon(Aug 05, 2016) His major adviser, the first time he spoke up, said that Erdogan was being targeted by people who were trying to kill him with telekinesis. Slate(Jul 06, 2016) n the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force Syn|Hyper psychokinesis parapsychology, psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes |
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