Divining Meaning in English

word · lemma: divine

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释义

The act of trying to discover hidden knowledge or predict the future using special methods, sometimes including finding water or minerals underground with a stick or tool.

用法与细微差别

Usually formal, historical, or mystical. Common phrases: 'divining rod' (used to find water), 'divining the future.' It's not commonly used in daily conversation and often refers to supernatural or pseudoscientific practices.

• Spanish: adivinación - detección (de agua) con varilla
• Portuguese (BR): adivinhação - encontrar (água) com varinha
• Portuguese (PT): adivinhação - encontrar (água) com varinha
• Chinese (Simplified): 占卜 - 探水
• Chinese (Traditional): 占卜 - 探水
• Hindi: भविष्यवाणी करना - जल खोजने की विधि
• Arabic: استبصار - اكتشاف (الماء) بعصا
• Bengali: ডাউজিং - ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী করা
• Russian: гадание - поиск (воды/минералов с лозой)
• Japanese: 占い - 水脈探し
• Vietnamese: bói toán - dò nước
• Korean: 점치기 - 수맥 찾기
• Turkish: kehanet - dal kullanarak su arama
• Urdu: غیب بینی - ڈاؤنزنگ (لاٹھی سے پانی تلاش کرنا)
• Indonesian: meramal - mencari air (dengan tongkat)

例句

He is divining for water with a stick.

basic

Ancient people used divining to find answers.

basic

They tried divining the future during the ritual.

basic

Some farmers still believe in divining when searching for wells.

natural

He showed us his old divining rod at the museum.

natural

Even with modern science, the idea of divining still fascinates people.

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