divination

英 [ˌdɪvɪ'neɪʃn] 美 [ˌdɪvɪ'neɪʃn]

• n. 占卜；卜卦；预测

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 占卜
2. 预测
3. 预言
4. 卜卦
5. 先见
6. 直观的感知
7. 本能的预知
8. 直觉感应力
9. 预卜预见
10. 占卜（术）
11. 预言术
12. 推测
13. 假设

英英释义

Noun:

1. successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck

2. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

3. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Divination is magic which attempts to forsee future events.
   占卜是一种预见未来的魔法。
2. He cheats people in the name of practicing divination.
   他以打卦的名义行骗。
3. A Crystal Balls is an oracle of divination.
   水晶球是预言式的神谕.

经典引文

• The Grand Tarot for amateur divination.

  出自： L. Durrell

• Divination is performed by inspection of the stomach of a slaughtered cow, and interpretation of the flight of birds.

  出自： C. G. Seligman

近反义词

【近义词】

• prophecy 预言
• prediction 预言
• conjuration 戏法
• foretelling 预言
• forecast 预测
• insight 洞察力
• premonition （不祥的）预感...
• second sight 预见力
• soothsaying 占卜