Word
diviner
/diˈvainə(r)/
noun
占卜者，预言者
someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
常指通过超自然手段预测未来或发现隐藏信息的人
- 1.
One who foretells the future.
预言者
- 2.
One who divines or conjectures.
推测者
- 3.
One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.
用探测棒寻找地下物品或水的人
预言者；推测者；用探测棒寻找地下物品或水的人；占卜者
In use
A diviner used a crystal ball to predict the future.
The villagers consulted a diviner before planting their crops.
Many ancient diviners claimed to interpret dreams as omens.
a diviner
常用不定冠词表示泛指
A diviner claimed to find water with a forked stick.
一位占卜者声称能用叉形枝找到水。
the diviner
定冠词特指某位占卜者
The diviner entered a trance to communicate with spirits.
那位占卜者进入恍惚状态与神灵沟通。
diviner of [object]
表示占卜的对象，常用of短语
He worked as a diviner of lost objects.
Connections
Confusing words
- divination
- 占卜，预言 · Diviner指从事占卜的人，而divination指占卜的行为或学问。
- divine
- 占卜，推测 · Diviner是名词，指人；divine作动词时表示进行占卜或推测的动作。
Word family
- divine
- 占卜，预言；神圣的 · v./adj.
- divination
- 占卜，预测 · n.
- divinely
- 神圣地，非凡地 · adv.
- divinity
- 神性，神学 · n.
Learner notes
Grammar Note
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