
好词典

源自拉丁语 'divinus'(神圣的),通过古法语 'devin' 传入英语,与 deity(神性)同源。
❶ 指通过直觉、灵感或超自然方式感知或猜测某事,通常带有神秘色彩。
“She divines the future by reading tea leaves.”
(她通过观察茶叶来预知未来。)
“The old man divines water sources with a wooden stick.”
(老人用木棍探测水源。)
❶ 指神学家或宗教领域的神圣学者,尤指基督教语境中的神职人员。
“The divines debated the nature of the Holy Trinity.”
(神学家们就圣三位一体的本质展开辩论。)
“Medieval divines wrote extensive commentaries on scripture.”
(中世纪的圣职者撰写了大量圣经评注。)
divine intervention — 指神明直接介入人间事务的超自然行为,常用于宗教或奇迹语境。
“The survivors attributed their rescue to divine intervention.”
(幸存者将他们的获救归因于神明干预。)