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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。
占星术；占星学
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
占星术；占星学
a pseudoscience that claims to divine the future by the positions of the planets, sun, and moon
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。
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。
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
一种声称通过行星、太阳和月亮位置进行占卜的伪科学
a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
She reads her horoscope every morning, but she admits that astrology is not an exact science.
她每天早上看星座运势，但她承认占星术并非一门精确的科学。
Many people enjoy astrology as a form of entertainment, even if they do not believe in it.
许多人把占星学当作一种娱乐，即使他们并不相信它。
He studied astrology for years and can explain how the positions of the planets supposedly influence personality.
他研究占星术多年，能解释行星位置据说如何影响性格。
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, 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。
study 后可直接接学科名词。
She decided to study astrology after reading a book about zodiac signs.
她读了一本关于星座的书后决定学习占星学。
Not this
I study astrology at university.
Use this
I study astronomy at university.
astrology（占星术）和 astronomy（天文学）拼写相近，中文也常被混译成“星象学”。若表达在大学学习研究星体的科学，必须用 astronomy；astrology 是占星卜卦的伪科学，不能指天文学。
Not this
He is a famous astrology.
Use this
He is a famous astrologer.
astrology 是学科名词，指“占星术”，不能直接指从事该职业的人；表示“占星家”要用 astrologer。中文“占星家/占星术”词形相近，学习者容易把学科名词当人称名词使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
西方占星术
Western astrology is based on the tropical zodiac.
西方占星术基于热带黄道。
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。
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。
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。
研究占星术
She has studied astrology for many years.
她研究占星术已有多年。
占星术是一种伪科学，它从未以任何方式推动科学事业。
Carl Sagan famously dismissed astrology as a pseudoscience that has not advanced science.
卡尔·萨根曾著名地斥责占星术为一种未推动科学进步的伪科学。
Use astrology naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
“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。
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。
复数形式 astrologies 指不同的占星体系或流派。
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