Word
rhabdomancy
棍卜术;杖卜术
核心释义
the practice of searching for underground water or minerals with a dowsing rod
- 1.
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.
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
用法In use
In the village, old Mr. Chen still practices rhabdomancy to find water for new wells.
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.
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.
用法提示:rhabdomancy 作主语,表示棍卜术这一概念。
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
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