"dowser" in Chinese (Traditional)
探水者探礦者
Definition
探水者指利用樹枝、棒子或儀器，根據傳統或民間方法尋找地下水、礦藏等隱藏物品的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“探水者”通常出現在民間傳統語境，常說“找水”。這是比較少用的詞語，在現代科學中不常見。
Examples
The dowser walked slowly holding a Y-shaped stick.
這位**探水者**慢慢地拿著一根Y形樹枝走著。
A dowser can be hired to search for underground water.
可以請**探水者**來找地下水。
The village trusted the dowser to find a well.
村民相信**探水者**能夠找到井。
My grandfather once claimed the local dowser found water on their land.
我爺爺說在地上的水是當地的**探水者**找到的。
Many people are skeptical about what a dowser can really do.
很多人懷疑**探水者**到底真的有用嗎。
They brought in a dowser before drilling any wells, just to be sure.
他們打井前還特地請了**探水者**來，以防萬一。