"divining" in Chinese (Simplified)
占卜探水
Definition
用特殊方法尝试发现隐藏的知识或预测未来的行为,有时包括用棍子或工具在地下寻找水或矿物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于正式、神秘或历史语境。常见搭配有“divining rod”(探水棒)、“divining the future”(预测未来)。日常生活中不常用,通常与超自然或伪科学活动有关。
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**来找答案。
They tried divining the future during the ritual.
他们在仪式上尝试了**占卜**未来。
Some farmers still believe in divining when searching for wells.
有些农民在找水井时仍相信**探水**。
He showed us his old divining rod at the museum.
他在博物馆向我们展示了他的旧**探水棒**。
Even with modern science, the idea of divining still fascinates people.
即使有了现代科学,**占卜**的想法仍然让人着迷。