Word
divinatory
/diˈvinətəri/
adjective
占卜的
Pertaining to divination.
- 1.
Pertaining to divination.
占卜的；与占卜有关的。
占卜的；与占卜有关的。；预见的；预言的
In use
She consulted a divinatory oracle to predict her future.
The ancient divinatory practices involved reading animal entrails.
His divinatory dreams often came true, alarming his friends.
divinatory + noun
常用于描述与占卜相关的名词。
She consulted the divinatory texts before making a decision.
她在做决定前查阅了占卜文本。
be divinatory
表示具有占卜的特征。
The ritual was considered divinatory by the ancient priests.
古代祭司认为该仪式具有占卜性质。
divinatory in + noun
The symbols were divinatory in nature, used for prophecy.
这些符号本质上是占卜性的，用于预言。
Common mistakes
He is a divinatory.He is a diviner.
“divinatory”是形容词，不能用作名词表示“占卜者”。应改为名词“diviner”。
She is very divinatory.She has divinatory powers.
“divinatory”通常不直接描述人，而应修饰能力或方法。改为“has divinatory powers”更自然。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- divination
- 占卜；预言 · noun
- divine
- 占卜；预测；猜 · verb
- diviner
- 占卜者；预言者 · noun
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.