divine
divine1
(diviner, divinest)
divinely
adverb
divineness
noun
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divine2
verb
diviner
noun
语源
(diviner, divinest)
- of, from, or like God or a god
（来自或像）上帝的；神的
heroes with divine powers.
有神力的英雄。
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。
■devoted to God; sacred
敬神的；神圣的
divine liturgy.
神圣的圣餐仪式。 - (informal, dated)excellent; delightful
(非正式，旧)好极了的；令人高兴的
that succulent clementine tasted divine.
多汁的柑橘尝起来味道好极了。
he had the most divine smile.
他的笑容非常可爱。
- (dated)a cleric or theologian
(旧)牧师；神学家 - (the Divine)providence or God
天意；上帝
divinely
adverb
divineness
noun
语源
- late Middle English: via Old French from Latin divinus, from divus 'godlike' (related to deus 'god')
divine2
verb
- [with obj.]discover (something) by guesswork or intuition
（凭直觉）猜测；发现
mum had divined my state of mind.
妈妈猜出了我的心思。
[with clause]they had divined that he was a fake.
他们察觉他是个骗子。
■have supernatural or magical insight into (future events)
占卜；预测
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。
■discover (water) by dowsing
（通过探矿术）发现（水源）
diviner
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French deviner 'predict', from Latin divinare, from divinus (see divine)
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