practice rhabdomancy
Some farmers still practice rhabdomancy to locate water.
一些农民仍用棍卜术来寻找水源。
棍卜术;杖卜术
用魔杖或杆进行占卜,特别是用探测杆寻找地下的东西。
the practice of searching for underground water or minerals with a dowsing rod
用魔杖或杆进行占卜,特别是用探测杆寻找地下的东西。
Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
In the village, old Mr. Chen still practices rhabdomancy to find water for new wells.
在村子里,老陈先生仍然用棍卜术为新水井找水。
用法提示:rhabdomancy 在这里作名词,表示用占卜杖寻找地下水的方法。
She read a book about rhabdomancy and its history in Cornwall.
她读了一本关于棍卜术及其在康沃尔历史的书。
用法提示:rhabdomancy 作介词宾语,指棍卜术这种探测方法。
Although rhabdomancy is not scientific, some farmers still trust it.
尽管棍卜术不科学,一些农民仍然相信它。
用法提示:rhabdomancy 作主语,表示棍卜术这一概念。
Some farmers still practice rhabdomancy to locate water.
一些农民仍用棍卜术来寻找水源。
They used rhabdomancy to find underground minerals.
他们用棍卜术寻找地下矿物。
rhabdomancy 为不可数名词,无复数形式。
Do you believe in rhabdomancy?
你相信棍卜术吗?
grammar · medium
易错句子He used rabdomancy to find water.
正确表达He used rhabdomancy to find water.
中国学习者易漏写字母“h”而拼写错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子He rhabdomancied the ground for water.
正确表达He used rhabdomancy to search for water in the ground.
rhabdomancy是名词,不能用作动词。应用“use”或“practice”等动词搭配。
rhabdomancy 是占卜术,而 rhapsody 是音乐形式,发音相似但意义截然不同。
两者都是占卜术,但 rhabdomancy 用棍子寻找水源或矿产,geomancy 通过地理特征进行占卜。
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