divine

[di'vain]

adj.神圣的, 神的
vt.推断
vi.预言, 理解
n.牧师, 神学家

a.

1. 神的, 神性的[Z]

2. 神授的, 天赐的[Z]

People used to believe in the divine right of kings.

过去人们相信君权神授。

3. 敬神的; 神圣的

4. 非凡的, 天才的

5. 【口】极好的

The concert we attended last night was simply divine.

我们昨晚听的音乐会真是棒极了。

vt.

1. 占卜; 预言; (凭直觉)推测[+wh-]

How can you divine the truth by mere guesswork?

你仅凭猜测怎么能发现真相?

He claimed that he could divine the future.

他声称能预卜未来。

2. 用占卜勘探(矿等)

vi.

1. 占卜; 预言; (凭直觉)发现

2. 使用占卜勘探矿(或水)[(+for)]

n.

神学家; 牧师[C]

词形变化

副词: divinely | 形容词比较级: diviner | 形容词最高级: divinest | 名词: divineness | 动词过去式: divined | 动词过去分词: divined | 动词现在分词: divining | 动词第三人称单数: divines |

词义辨析

同义:

a.神圣的

heavenly  sacred  holy

a.非凡的, 极好的

superb  delightful  excellent  great  beautiful

vt.占卜; 预言; 推测

foretell  predict  guess  forecast  prophesy  anticipate  

同义参见:

read  pure  omnipotent  almighty  celestial  marvelous  adorable  blessed  hallowed  godly  tremendous  terrific  

反义:

a.神的; 天赐的; 神圣的

animal  human  

英英释义

名词 divine:

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

同义词：Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah

a clergyman or other person in religious orders

同义词：cleric, churchman, ecclesiastic

动词 divine:

perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers

search by divining, as if with a rod

形容词 divine:

emanating from God-Saturday Review

同义词：godly

resulting from divine providence

同义词：providential

being or having the nature of a god-J.G.Saxe

同义词：godlike

devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity

appropriate to or befitting a god-R.H.Roveref

同义词：godlike

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

同义词：elysian, inspired

补充

divinedivine英:[diˈvain] 美:[dɪˈvaɪn]adj.1.神的, 天赐的It is the divine will.这是天意。Jesus is believed by Christians to have been divine.基督教徒们相信耶稣是神。2.极好的You look simply divine, darling.你简直动人极了, 亲爱的。vt.1.猜测, 预测The old man claimed to be able to divine what the stars hold in store for us.老人声称能预知祸福。

例句

1. The civil war was a divine punishment.内战是上天的惩罚。 2. Isn't it divine out here in the sun?就在这里晒着太阳多么美妙啊！ 3. Darling, you look simply divine.亲爱的, 你看起来简直美若天仙。 4. None of us can divine the future.我们谁也不能预言未来。 5. his uncanny ability to divine her needs他能洞悉她一切需求的神奇本领 6. From this he divined that she did not like him much.从这一点他悟到她并不那么喜欢他。 7. She had divined something odd about him.她发觉他有些古怪。 8. I divined that he probably didn't bring any money with him.我猜他大概一点钱都没带。 9. I was divining for water because of the drought.因为大旱我试着探寻水源。 10. At last I divined the truth.最后我发现了事情的真相。 11. How could I have divined that he would wish to retire so soon?我怎能猜到他会愿意这么快就退休呢? 12. At last I divined what he meant.我终于猜出了他的意思。 13. The oracles were expected to divine the future.传神谕者被期盼能预言未来。 14. The reason is easy to divine.这理由易于解释。 15. They divined metal on the mountain.他们用占卜杖在山上探测金属。 16. I don't believe that astrologers are able to divine.我不相信占星家能作预言。 17. heroes with divine powers.有神力的英雄。 18. paintings of shipwrecks being prevented by divine intervention.有关因为神的干预而避免了海难的绘画作品。 19. divine liturgy.神圣的圣餐仪式。 20. that succulent clementine tasted divine.多汁的柑橘尝起来味道好极了。 21. he had the most divine smile.他的笑容非常可爱。 22. mum had divined my state of mind.妈妈猜出了我的心思。 23. [with clause]they had divined that he was a fake.他们察觉他是个骗子。 24. frauds who claimed to divine the future in chickens' entrails.声称可以通过鸡的内脏占卜未来的骗子。 25. divine will/law/love/inspiration天意；天道；上帝的慈爱；神的启示 26. They prayed for divine intervention/help.他们祈求神的保佑/帮助。 27. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt were considered divine. [=were considered to be gods]古埃及的法老们被尊为神。 28. a divine ruler [=a ruler who is believed to be a god]神圣统治者 29. divine beings神灵 30. This pie is divine. [=heavenly]这个派太好吃了。 31. You look divine.你看上去太美了！ 32. a divinely inspired prophet蒙神启迪的先知 33. divinely [=wonderfully] clever异常聪明 34. He divined [=(more commonly) sensed] her unhappiness before she said a word.她还没开口，他就觉察到了她的不快。 35. divine the answer to a question预测问题的答案