单词	diviner
释义	diviner noun di·​vin·​er də-ˈvī-nər  1 : a person who practices divination : soothsayer 2 : a person who divines the location of water or minerals Synonyms augur forecaster foreseer foreteller fortune-teller futurist prognosticator prophesier prophet seer soothsayer visionary See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Diviners foretold of the event. somehow the diviner failed to foresee her own misfortunes with the law Recent Examples on the Web The breakthrough was one of several landmark findings by Barnett and Pierce, whose work enriched Scripps’ reputation as a diviner of how the ocean, sea, and humans interact. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 But then, Poppy has long been a diviner of the zeitgeist. BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2021 In conjunction with other divine instruments such as Iroke Ifa (diviner tapper), Ikin Ifa (sacred palm or kola nuts) and opele Ifa (divination chain), the tray is used to determine the verses associated with patron’s particular predicament. NOLA.com, 1 Sep. 2020 But like any good traveling diviner, this healer punched up his story to convince what must have been a pair of incredibly skeptical parents. Cody Cassidy, Wired, 8 June 2020 But the most skilled diviners of feline feelings were people with professional experience involving cats, including veterinarians. Karin Brulliard, chicagotribune.com, 4 Dec. 2019 Poole cemented himself as a much-sought-after diviner of internet culture, mixing with tech’s biggest names at the industry’s highest-profile gatherings—including giving a keynote speech at South by Southwest in 2011. Timothy Mclaughlin, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2019 When a diviner from Korea informs the emperor that his son would be a bad ruler, Genji is demoted to the status of a commoner. Emily Ferguson, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019 The harvest rain’s principal contribution to the origins of religion was to spawn a priestly class—diviners and shamans—to forecast or summon it. Andrew Stark, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 diviner noun as in forecaster one who predicts future events or developments somehow the diviner failed to foresee her own misfortunes with the law Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance forecaster prophet mystic sibyl oracle soothsayer seer foreteller augur prognosticator fortune-teller futurist prophetess foreseer astrologer prophesier wisewoman visionary palmist doomsayer crystal gazer doomsdayer Cassandra rhabdomancer Jeremiah
随便看	get one's bearings get one's bell rung get one's card get one's claws on get one's ducks in a row get one's facts straight get one's feet wet get one's foot in the door get one's goat get one's hands off get one's hands off of get one's hands on get one's head on right get one's head on straight get one's head round get one's head screwed on right get one's head screwed on straight get one's hopes up get one's jollies get one's kicks get one's kicks (from) get one's kicks from get one's kit off get one's knickers in a twist get one's leg over

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