divination
/ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdi-və-ˈnā-shən/ (ame, mw)
divination — 名詞
1. the practice of trying to learn or announce future events by reading signs, perf
占卜
藉儀式或徵兆預測未來
the practice of trying to learn or announce future events by reading signs, performing rituals, or calling on spiritual forces
The priest used divination to choose the safest day for the voyage.
祭司用占卜來選出最適合啟航的那一天。
divination + to-infinitive for purpose
Tariro studied divination after hearing her grandmother interpret cowrie shells.
Tariro 聽祖母解讀貝殼後，開始研究占卜。
In the novel, divination helps the queen prepare for an enemy attack.
在那本小說裡，占卜幫助王后為敵軍來襲做準備。
Museum labels explained how divination by birds guided Roman leaders.
博物館的說明牌解釋了觀鳥占卜如何引導羅馬領袖做決定。
Hamza dismissed divination as theater until the village drought was predicted.
Hamza 原本把占卜當成裝神弄鬼，直到村裡的乾旱真的被說中了。
- fortune-telling
more everyday and less formal; often linked to cards, palms, or popular spiritual services
- prophecy
usually a message or statement about the future, not the method of discovering it
- prediction
broader and more neutral; may come from evidence rather than supernatural belief
文法句型
divination by + method
practice of divination
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. This word is most common in religious, historical, or literary contexts where people try to understand the future through signs or ritual acts, not through evidence or calculation.