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divinatory

英[dɪ\'vɪnətərɪ]
美[də\'vɪnəˌtɒrɪ]

基本释义

  • adj.占卦的

英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy;

    "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"

    "mantic powers"

    "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions"

  • 2. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence;

    "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"

    "the supposed reason for his absence"

    "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"

    "supposititious hypotheses"

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