palm reader

IPA/pˈɑːm ɹˈiːdə/
IPA/pˈɑːm ɹˈiːdɚ/

palm reader — 名詞

1. a person who claims to learn about your character or future by studying the line

1.名詞B2
釋義

手相師

靠看掌紋替人算命的人

a person who claims to learn about your character or future by studying the lines and shape of your hand

例句

At the night market, Yael paid a palm reader to study her wedding line.

在夜市裡，Yael 付錢請一位手相師看她的婚姻線。

pay a palm reader to study a line

Ari laughed when the palm reader predicted three children and a beach house.

Ari 聽到那位手相師預言他會有三個孩子和一棟海邊房子時笑了。

palm reader + predict a future

常見搭配
  • visit a palm reader
  • a street palm reader
  • consult a palm reader
  • work as a palm reader
同義詞
  • palmist

    more formal and less common, but it names the same kind of fortune teller

  • fortune teller

    broader term for someone who predicts the future by many methods, not only the hand

  • psychic

    broader and more paranormal; may claim many powers beyond reading palms

文法句型

a palm reader

go to a palm reader

work as a palm reader

用法筆記

Often appears in fair, market, or private-reading contexts and may sound neutral, curious, or skeptical. It names the person, while palm reading names the activity or session.

常見錯誤

We booked a palm reader for ten minutes before dinner.
We booked a palm reading for ten minutes before dinner.
palm reader is the person; palm reading is the session.
The palm reader studied my face and predicted a new job.
The palm reader studied my palm and predicted a new job.
a palm reader is specifically linked to the hand.

同根字

  • palm reading
    名詞片語C1
  • palmist
    名詞C2
  • palmistry
    名詞C2