divination

英 [ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃn]

美 [ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃn]

n.  占卜; 预测; 预言

复数：divinations　

BNC.34177 / COCA.18486

牛津词典

noun

• 占卜；预测；预言
  the act of finding out and saying what will happen in the future

柯林斯词典

• 占卜（术）;预测;预言
  Divinationis the art or practice of discovering what will happen in the future using supernatural means.

英英释义

noun

• the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
  Synonym:foretellingsoothsayingfortune telling
• a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
  Synonym:prophecy
• successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck

双语例句

• Han Jia, to my knowledge, the Book of Changes is about divination.
  韩佳，据我所知啊，这《周易》它只是一部算卦的书。
• The divination ideology of long standing had a great influence on Chinese tradition and culture.
  谶纬思想源远流长，对中国传统文化有极为深刻的影响。
• In societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination.
  在社会上练习萨满教的人；可以联通可见世界和精神世界的人；练习巫术来治病或预言的人。
• In divination, the judgement of two men out of the three engaged in it should be followed.
  任用这些人从事卜筮时，三个人的占卜，应当信从其中两个人的判断。
• For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
  从此，在以色列家中必不再有虚假的异象和奉承的占卜。
• But geomancy means divination according to geographic features, so the translation is not entirely correct.
  但是土占意指根据地理特征来占卜，所以这个翻译并非完全正确。
• To foretell through or as if through the art of divination.
  占卜，预言通过或似通过占卜术预言。
• Divination is a lie! It's killing us! Kane is using you!
  神化是个谎言！它在害死我们！凯恩在利用你们！
• Admittedly, this is Wei "divination, astrology," the rise of a very close contact.
  诚然，这与魏晋玄学之兴起有极密的联系。
• Junqi astrology, as part of qi divination in ancient Chinese astrology, has very early origins.
  “军气占”属于中国古代天象占中的气占，起源甚早。