transmigration

IPA/ˌtrænzmaɪˈɡreɪʃn/
IPA/ˌtrænzmaɪˈɡreɪʃn/

transmigration — 名詞

1. the belief that when a person or animal dies, the soul leaves the dead body and

1.名詞C2
釋義

輪迴

靈魂進入新身體的信仰

the belief that when a person or animal dies, the soul leaves the dead body and enters a new living body to begin another existence

例句

The ancient Greeks believed in the transmigration of the soul after death.

古希臘人相信靈魂在死後會輪迴轉世。

often used with 'of the soul'

Bao's Hindu grandmother often talked about transmigration and its close link to karma.

Bao 的印度裔祖母經常談到輪迴以及它與業力的密切關聯。

collocation: transmigration + karma

同義詞
  • reincarnation

    more common in everyday language; often limited to human rebirth, while transmigration can include animals

  • rebirth

    broader term that can refer to spiritual or metaphorical new beginnings, not strictly the soul's physical passage

  • metempsychosis

    a very formal synonym used mainly in ancient Greek and philosophical contexts

反義詞
  • annihilation

    the idea that the soul ceases to exist entirely at death

  • extinction

    complete end of consciousness without continuation

文法句型

transmigration of [noun]

belief in transmigration

用法筆記

Frequently used in religious or philosophical discussions about the afterlife. The phrase 'transmigration of the soul' is the most common collocation.

常見錯誤

❌Transmigration reincarnation are the same thing.
✅Transmigration and reincarnation are related but not identical
💡reincarnation usually refers to human-to-human rebirth, while transmigration can involve any living being.' — The two terms overlap but have different scope.