divine[di'vain]
汉语翻译
a. 神的, 神圣的, 非凡的
n. 神学家
词型变化
形容词比较级:diviner 最高级:divinest 名词:divineness 副词:divinely 动词过去式:divined 过去分词:divined 现在分词:divining 第三人称单数:divines
词意辨析
sacred, divine, holy这些形容词均含“神圣的”之意。
sacred: 指由于是献给上帝或神的事物,因而是神圣的,不容亵渎;也指被普遍视为神圣不可侵犯的东西。
divine: 指来源于神或神有关,侧重神性;在现代英语中指绝妙或非人世所有的事物。
holy: 可与sacred换用,但holy侧重于内含一种神圣的本质,使之值得崇拜,通常具有传统、世袭或固有的性质。
英语解释
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
例句
- That meal was simply divine!那顿饭简直好极了。
- At last I divined the truth.我终于看穿了事情的真相。
- My mother asked me to attend divine service.我妈妈要求我做礼拜。
详细解释
di.vine
adj.(形容词)di.vin.er,di.vin.est
Having the nature of or being a deity.有神性的Of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity:神启的:神的、与神有关的、由神发出的或神示的:例句:sought divine guidance through meditation.通过冥想来寻求神的指引
Being in the service or worship of a deity; sacred.神圣的:敬神的或献给神的;神圣的Superhuman; godlike.超人的;如神的
Supremely good or beautiful; magnificent:极好的,很美的;壮丽的:例句:a divine performance of the concerto.美妙的协奏曲演奏
Extremely pleasant; delightful:令人极为高兴的;愉快的:例句:had a divine time at the ball.在舞会上玩得开心极了
Heavenly; perfect.超凡的;完美的n.(名词)A cleric.牧师,传教士A theologian.神学家v.(动词)di.vined,di.vin.ing,di.vines v.tr.(及物动词)To foretell through or as if through the art of divination.See Synonyms at foretell 占卜,预言:通过或似通过占卜术预言参见 foretell
To know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection.占卜,卜卦:由灵感、直觉或思考而得知To guess.猜想To locate (underground water or minerals) with a divining rod; douse.用占卜杖探(水源或矿脉);探测v.intr.(不及物动词)To practice divination.占卜To guess.猜想
来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old French devine 源自 古法语 devine from Latin dovonus [divine, foreseeing] 源自 拉丁语 dovonus [神的,先知的] from dovus [god] * see deiw- 源自 dovus [神] *参见 deiw- V., Middle English divinen 动词, 中古英语 divinen from Old French deviner 源自 古法语 deviner from Latin dovon3re 源自 拉丁语 dovon3re from dovonus [foreseeing] 源自 dovonus [先知的]
【引伸】
divine.ly
adv.(副词)divine.ness
n.(名词)divin.er
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