Spirituality is the part of a person that cares about the soul, about meaning, about something bigger than daily life — and the word names that quality in someone, or that area of life in general.

Spirituality靈性 is the part of a person是一個人身上的一部分， that cares about the soul關心靈魂、 about meaning關心意義、 about something bigger than daily life關心比日常生活更大的東西—— and而 the word names這個詞指的是 that quality in someone一個人身上的這種特質， or或者 that area of life in general泛指生活中的這整個領域。

A dictionary will tell you it means being interested in religion or religious matters, and that is where the word started, but you should know that in modern English it has quietly moved. Today many people say 'I'm not religious, but I am interested in spirituality' — meaning they care about inner peace, about why we are here, about meditation or nature or quiet, without belonging to any church or temple.

A dictionary字典 will tell you會告訴你 it means它的意思是 being interested in religion or religious matters對宗教或宗教相關事物感興趣， and而 that is where the word started這就是這個詞最初的意思， but但是 you should know你要知道 that in modern English在現代英文裡 it has quietly moved它已經悄悄轉變了。 Today今天 many people很多人 say會說 'I'm not religious, but I am interested in spirituality'「我不信教，但我對 spirituality 有興趣」—— meaning意思是 they care about inner peace他們在乎內心的平靜、 about why we are here在乎我們為什麼存在、 about meditation or nature or quiet在乎靜坐、大自然或安靜， without belonging to any church or temple卻不屬於任何教會或寺廟。

So the word now sits in two places at once: it can still mean the deep inner side of a religion (the spirituality of the early monks, Buddhist spirituality), and it can mean a personal, church-free kind of searching. Which one you get depends on who is talking.

So所以 the word now sits in two places at once這個詞現在同時有兩種意思： it can still mean它可以還是指 the deep inner side of a religion一個宗教深層的內在面向（ the spirituality of the early monks像早期修士的靈修、 Buddhist spirituality佛教的靈性）， and而 it can mean它也可以指 a personal, church-free kind of searching一種個人、不屬於教會的追尋。 Which one you get你會理解成哪一種 depends on取決於 who is talking是誰在說話。

It is an uncountable noun most of the time — 'a sense of spirituality' — though you will see 'spiritualities' in academic writing about different traditions. The word feels a little formal and thoughtful; nobody uses it while joking with friends.

It它 is an uncountable noun most of the time大多時候是不可數名詞—— 'a sense of spirituality'像「a sense of spirituality」這樣用—— though you will see不過你會看到 'spiritualities'「spiritualities」這種複數形式 in academic writing about different traditions出現在討論不同傳統的學術寫作中。 The word這個詞 feels a little formal and thoughtful給人一種正式、有深度的感覺； nobody uses it沒有人會用它 while joking with friends跟朋友開玩笑的時候。

It also has a softer, non-religious use: people talk about the spirituality of a piece of music or a painting, meaning it makes you feel something deep and hard to name.

It它 also has a softer, non-religious use還有一種比較柔和、跟宗教無關的用法： people talk about有人會說 the spirituality of a piece of music or a painting一首音樂或一幅畫的 spirituality， meaning意思是 it makes you feel something deep and hard to name它讓你感受到一種深刻卻說不清楚的東西。