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divination
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Derivatives :
adj
divinatory
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- divination
[.dɪvə'neʃən]
[.dɪvɪ'neɪʃən]
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noun
预言,预卜,预见(的行动或实践)
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2.
noun
预言(能力);占卜(术);预言术
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3.
noun
预测,推测;假设
Collins English-English Dictionary
- divination
["dɪvɪ'neɪʃən]
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n
the art, practice, or gift of discerning or discovering future events or unknown things, as though by supernatural powers
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2.
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a prophecy
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3.
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a presentiment or guess
Examples
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他常用卜课的方法帮人占卜未来。
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He often practices divination to tell other’s fortune.
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这位皇帝非常迷信谶纬之言。
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The emperor blindly worshipped divination by augury and mystical intepretation of Confucianist texts.
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他以打卦的名义行骗。
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He cheats people in the name of practicing divination.
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