| 单词 | astrology |
| 释义 | astrology (once / 1301 pages) n If you don't leave your house without checking your horoscope, and you’re always asking people, “What’s your sign?” you’re likely a fan of astrology — the idea that the stars and planets and their movements influence human life. Astrology comes from the Greek astron "star" and the suffix -ology "study of." The actual science of the celestial bodies is astronomy, which also includes the Greek word for "star" but with a suffix that means "arranging." Astrology has been around since ancient times, and while it requires some knowledge of astronomy, it’s about as scientific as fortune telling and palm reading. WORD FAMILYastrology: astrologer, astrological, astrologies, astrologist+/astrologer: astrologers/astrological: astrologically/astrologist: astrologists USAGE EXAMPLESIn the top panel of the piece, the artist’s astrology chart overlays an X-ray of his skeleton. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Jonathan Cainer - his astrology column appeared in the Daily Mail for 20 years. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) Yet even for the West, the fount of astrology lies in the East. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) n a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon Syn|Hypo|Hyper star divination horoscopy the drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes pseudoscience an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions |
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