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astrology
占星术；占星学
a pseudoscience that claims to divine the future by the positions of the planets, sun, and moon
- 1.
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
占星术；根据天体相对位置对人类事务或自然现象进行的占卜。
- 2.
a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
一种声称通过行星、太阳和月亮位置进行占卜的伪科学
占星术；根据天体相对位置对人类事务或自然现象进行的占卜。；一种声称通过行星、太阳和月亮位置进行占卜的伪科学；占星术；占星学
In use
She reads her horoscope every morning, but she admits that astrology is not an exact science.
Many people enjoy astrology as a form of entertainment, even if they do not believe in it.
He studied astrology for years and can explain how the positions of the planets supposedly influence personality.
believe in astrology
astrology 通常作不可数名词，不与 a/an 连用。
Many people believe in astrology even though scientists dismiss it.
尽管科学家不认同占星术，许多人仍然相信它。
according to astrology
According to astrology, the position of Mars affects your mood.
按照占星学的说法，火星的位置会影响你的情绪。
Connections
Collocations
- Western astrology
- 西方占星术
- Western astrology is based on the tropical zodiac.西方占星术基于热带黄道。
- Chinese astrology
- 中国占星术
- Chinese astrology assigns an animal to each year.中国占星术每年对应一种动物。
- believe in astrology
- 相信占星术
- Despite being a scientist, she still believes in astrology.尽管是科学家，她仍然相信占星术。
- astrology column
- 占星专栏
- He reads the astrology column in the Sunday paper.他阅读周日报纸上的占星专栏。
- study astrology
- 研究占星术
- She has studied astrology for many years.她研究占星术已有多年。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
“astro-”像星星，“-logy”是学问，记住占星术就是看星星的位置来预测命运。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常谈论星座与运势、历史或文化类文章 该词通常为中性词，日常谈论星座、运势，以及历史或文化类文章中都较常见；在严谨科学语境中建议与astronomy（天文学）区分使用。
Grammar Note
复数形式 astrologies 指不同的占星体系或流派。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 astrology /əˈstrɑlədʒi/ 押韵的词有 biology、geology、psychology、mythology、technology，它们都含 -logy /lədʒi/，重读元音为美式 /ɑ/。注意 astronomy /əˈstrɑnəmi/ 与 astrology 拼写相近，但结尾不同，读作 /əˈstrɑnəmi/，二者不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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