Word
rhabdomancy
/ˈræbdə.mænsi/
noun
棍卜术；杖卜术
the practice of searching for underground water or minerals with a dowsing rod
- 1.
Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
用魔杖或杆进行占卜,特别是用探测杆寻找地下的东西。
用魔杖或杆进行占卜,特别是用探测杆寻找地下的东西。；棍卜术
In use
In the village, old Mr. Chen still practices rhabdomancy to find water for new wells.
She read a book about rhabdomancy and its history in Cornwall.
Although rhabdomancy is not scientific, some farmers still trust it.
practice rhabdomancy
Some farmers still practice rhabdomancy to locate water.
一些农民仍用棍卜术来寻找水源。
use rhabdomancy to do sth
They used rhabdomancy to find underground minerals.
他们用棍卜术寻找地下矿物。
believe in rhabdomancy
rhabdomancy 为不可数名词，无复数形式。
Do you believe in rhabdomancy?
你相信棍卜术吗？
Common mistakes
He used rabdomancy to find water.He used rhabdomancy to find water.
中国学习者易漏写字母“h”而拼写错误。
He rhabdomancied the ground for water.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。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.