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

• Purple Star astrology is a traditional Taoist Chinese divination system.
  紫薇斗数是中国道家传统的算命方法。
• 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。
• Superficially, the Book of Changes is indeed about divination.
  从表面上看《周易》的确是一部占卜吉凶的书。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• At that time, only a few officials or divination people.
  当时，只有少数官吏或卜人使用。
• 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。
• The Xuan Tong Da Shu is one of the most important works of divination in Bimo Culture.
  《玄通大书》是毕摩文化中最重要的占卜经典。