"divining" in Chinese (Traditional)
占卜探水
Definition
用特殊方法嘗試發現隱藏的知識或預測未來的行為,有時包括用棍子或工具在地下尋找水或礦物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於正式、神祕或歷史語境。常見搭配有“divining rod”(探水棒)、“divining the future”(預測未來)。日常生活中不常用,通常與超自然或偽科學活動相關。
Examples
He is divining for water with a stick.
他正在用棍子**探水**。
Ancient people used divining to find answers.
古人用**占卜**來找答案。
They tried divining the future during the ritual.
他們在儀式上嘗試了**占卜**未來。
Some farmers still believe in divining when searching for wells.
有些農民在找水井時仍相信**探水**。
He showed us his old divining rod at the museum.
他在博物館向我們展示了他的舊**探水棒**。
Even with modern science, the idea of divining still fascinates people.
即使有了現代科學,**占卜**的想法仍然讓人著迷。