divine
英 [dɪ'vaɪn]
美[dɪ'vaɪn]
- adj. 神圣的；非凡的；天赐的；极好的
- vt. 占卜；预言；用占卜勘探
- vi. 占卜；预言；使用占卜勘探矿
- n. 牧师；神学家
- n. (Divine)人名；(英)迪万
词态变化
副词: divinely;
中文词源
divine 神的，预测
来自PIE*dyeu, 照耀，神，词源同diva, divine,Zeus.即神灵的，能预测未来的。
英英释意
- 1. a clergyman or other person in religious orders
英文词源
- divine
- divine: [14] Like deity, divine comes ultimately from Indo-European *deiwos, an ancestor whose godly connotations seem to have developed from earlier associations with ‘sky’ and ‘day’, and which probably originally meant ‘shining’. Its Latin descendants included deus ‘god’ (source of English deity) and the adjective dīvus ‘godlike’ (the noun use of its feminine form, dīva, for ‘goddess’ entered English via Italian as diva ‘prima donna’ [19]).
From dīvus was derived the further adjective dīvīnus, which became Old French devin and eventually English divine. Dīvīnus was used as a noun meaning, in classical times, ‘soothsayer’ (whence, via the Latin derivative dīvīnāre, the English verb divine) and in the Middle Ages ‘theologian’ (whence the nominal use of English divine in the same sense).
=> deity - divine (adj.)
- c. 1300, from Old French devin (12c.), from Latin divinus "of a god," from divus "a god," related to deus "god, deity" (see Zeus). Weakened sense of "excellent" had evolved by late 15c.
- divine (v.)
- "to conjure, to guess," originally "to make out by supernatural insight," mid-14c., from Old French deviner, from Vulgar Latin *devinare, dissimilated from *divinare, from Latin divinus (see divine (adj.)), which also meant "soothsayer." Related: Divined; diviner; divining. Divining rod (or wand) attested from 1650s.
- divine (n.)
- c. 1300, "soothsayer," from Old French devin, from Latin divinus (adj.); see divine (adj.). Meaning "ecclesiastic, theologian" is from late 14c.
同义词辨析
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。
实用场景例句
- divine law/love/will
- 天道；上帝的慈爱；天意
牛津词典
- divine intervention (= help from God to change a situation)
- 上帝之佑
牛津词典
- She could divine what he was thinking just by looking at him.
- 她一看就知道他在想什么。
牛津词典
- He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
- 他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...divine inspiration.
- 天赐的灵感
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Isn't it divine?' she said. 'I wish I had the right sort of brooch to lend you for it.'...
- “它是不是美极了？”她说道，“真希望我有合适的胸针可以借给你来搭配它。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Darling how lovely to see you, you look simply divine.
- 亲爱的，见到你太让人高兴了，你看上去简直美极了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the child's ability to divine the needs of its parents and respond to them...
- 孩子猜测父母的需要并作出回应的能力
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- From this he divined that she did not like him much.
- 他依此猜到她不太喜欢他。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The only reason I was divining for water was because of the drought.
- 我之所以探寻水源是因为发生了旱灾。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a divining rod.
- 探测杆
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Being thus tested with tribulations by divine dispensation, you will a firm hope in God.
- 以神的旨意,接受苦难的试炼, 你将会在上帝身上找到坚定的希望.
期刊摘选
- You look simply divine, darling.
- 你简直动人极了, 亲爱的.
《简明英汉词典》
- The congregation assists at divine service.
- 会众参加圣礼.
辞典例句
- It has its divine right of sovereignty.
- 它有自己神圣的主权.
辞典例句
- The despot claimed to be the chosen instrument of divine providence.
- 专制者声称自己是上天选定的统治工具.
《简明英汉词典》
- " That's not eating, that's more like the Divine Farmer " testing a hundred varieties of herbs.
- “ 这不是吃菜, 这像神农尝百草了.
汉英文学 - 围城
- They were married by a Baptist minister, the first divine they found convenient.
- 他们结婚了,由一位浸礼会牧师主婚, 这是他们所能找到的第一个合适的神职人员.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- Rahim sees this as a manifestation of the Divine and primordial connection between mother and son.
- 拉欣认为这显示了母子之间神圣而原始的感情联系.
期刊摘选
- Always have I sought to show Divine Kindness and Mercy, shall I stop now?
- 我始终寻求去展现神圣的仁慈与怜悯, 现在我应该停止 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- Her elegance and beauty was simply divine.
- 她高雅的气质和美丽的外表简直是上天的恩赐.
期刊摘选
- Io was of divine ancestry.
- 伊俄出身于神祗世家.
辞典例句
- Divine time is in the present moment.
- 神圣时间就是当下时刻.
期刊摘选
- Parents, like the gods and goddesses of mythology, are divine before they are human.
- 父母, 在他们成为人之前,就像希腊神话中的神祗一样神圣.
期刊摘选
- The astrologer claimed to be able to divine the future.
- 那占星家宣称能够洞悉未来.
《简明英汉词典》
- In ancient mythology there was no impassable gulf separating the divine from the human beings.
- 在上古神话中,神与人之间没有不可逾越的鸿沟.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- It is the divine will.
- 这是天意.
《简明英汉词典》
- The old man claimed to be able to divine what the stars hold in store for us.
- 老人声称能预知祸福.
《简明英汉词典》
- Jesus is believed by Christians to have been divine.
- 基督教徒们相信耶稣是神.
《简明英汉词典》
- No player has a divine right to be in this team.
- 没有哪名选手天生就有权留在这个队里。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》