单词 | telepathic |
释义 | telepathic (once / 10794 pages) adj If you can read your brother's mind, you can describe yourself as telepathic, or able to communicate psychically. If someone is telepathic, she is able to read other people's thoughts or to send messages without using any words or gestures. Telepathic ability hasn't been scientifically proven — most scientists think it's fake, or attribute it to intuition or luck — but there are many people who believe they are telepathic. The adjective telepathic comes from the noun telepathy, which is rooted in the Greek tele, or "far off," and patheia, "suffering or feeling." WORD FAMILYtelepathic: telepathically+/telepathist: telepathists/telepathy: telepathic, telepathise, telepathist, telepathize USAGE EXAMPLESBut he’s able to telepathically communicate with Leia, and she saves him. Time(Dec 13, 2016) Although McIntyre was unable to communicate with the Mayorunas, he claimed he was able to exchange telepathic messages with the tribe’s leader. Economist(Oct 13, 2016) Alas, without telepathic skills, we cannot stop people from bringing up any subject, much less our crucial national decision. New York Times(Sep 29, 2016) adj communicating without apparent physical signals Syn extrasensory, paranormal seemingly outside normal sensory channels |
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