divine

英 [dɪˈvaɪn]

美 [dɪˈvaɪn]

adj.  天赐的; 上帝的; 神的; 绝妙的; 非凡的; 极美的
v.  猜到; 领悟; (用丫形杖)探测(地下水)
n.  牧师; 神学家

过去分词：divined　复数：divines　过去式：divined　现在分词：divining　第三人称单数：divines　比较级：diviner　

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同义词辨析

guess divine【导航词义：猜测】

guessv. 猜，猜测

〔辨析〕

普通用词，指仅凭个人主观臆断进行猜测，不确定且没有什么根据，多属碰运气。

〔例证〕

I'd guess that you are 50.
我猜你50岁了。
Can you guess my weight?
你能猜出我有多重吗？
Guess what is in my hand.
猜猜我手里的是什么。

divinev. 〈文〉猜出

〔辨析〕

指神奇地猜出、猜中。

〔例证〕

Can you divine what my first thought was?
你猜得出我的第一个念头是什么吗？
Somehow, the kids had divined that he was lying.
不知怎么地，孩子们猜出了他在撒谎。

sacred divine holy【导航词义：神圣的】

sacredadj. 神圣的

〔辨析〕

指与上帝、神或宗教有关，因而是神圣而不容亵渎的，也可表示被普遍视为神圣及深受尊重的。

〔例证〕

A church is a sacred building.
教堂是神圣的建筑物。
In India the cow is considered sacred.
在印度，牛是神圣的动物。
What is sacred to you?
对你来说什么是神圣的？

divineadj. 神的，神圣的

〔辨析〕

指来源于神或上帝的，或与神或上帝有关的，强调非人世间所有的。

〔例证〕

divine power/peac
神力/天赐的和平
They were not human any more, but two spirits united by a divine fire.
他们已不再是凡人，而是由神火融合在一起的两个精灵。
These people believed that the civil war was a divine punishment.
那些人认为内战是上天的惩罚。

holyadj. 神圣的

〔辨析〕

指与上帝或某一宗教有关的，可与 sacred 换用。

〔例证〕

This is a holy/sacred place to them.
对他们来说，这里是一处圣地。
They believe in the miraculous power of holy/sacred relics.
他人相信圣物的神奇力量。

牛津词典

adj.

天赐的；上帝的；神的
coming from or connected with God or a god
1. divine law/love/will
  天道；上帝的慈爱；天意
2. divine intervention (= help from God to change a situation)
  上帝之佑
绝妙的；非凡的；极美的
wonderful; beautiful

verb

猜到；领悟
to find out sth by guessing
1. She could divine what he was thinking just by looking at him.
  她一看就知道他在想什么。
（用丫形杖）探测（地下水）
to search for underground water using a stick in the shape of a Y, called a divining rod

柯林斯词典

ADJ 天赐的;神的;神圣的
You usedivineto describe something that is provided by or relates to a god or goddess.
1. He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
  他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
2. ...divine inspiration.
  天赐的灵感
专门研究神学的牧师
Adivineis a priest who specializes in the study of God and religion.
ADJ-GRADED 绝妙的;非凡的;极棒的
People usedivineto express their pleasure or enjoyment of something.
1. '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。”
2. 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。
VERB 猜测;揣度
If youdivinesomething, you discover or learn it by guessing.
1. ...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
2. From this he divined that she did not like him much.
  他依此猜到她不太喜欢他。
VERB (用探测棒)探测（地下水或矿藏）
If youdivine, you try to find underground supplies of water or minerals, using a special rod or pair of rods.
1. 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。
2. ...a divining rod.
  探测杆

双语例句

He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
From this he divined that she did not like him much.
他依此猜到她不太喜欢他。
They believe the soul is immortal, grounding this belief on the Divine nature of the human spirit.
基于对人类精神神圣性的信仰，他们认为灵魂是永恒的。
The self-realized and holy saint endowed with divine revelation will instruct you in wisdom.
被赋予了神的启示，觉悟了的圣贤们将会把智慧教导给你。
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。
This is because the divine light shows the excellent loveliness of God's nature.
这是因为那属天的光显出了神本性的无比的可爱。
'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。”
I'd become my own source of connection to the divine.
我已经成为了自己和神相连的人。
Christ was a Divine Being who had sacrificed his life to cleanse the world of sin.
基督是神，牺牲了他的生命清洗世人的罪。
Assyrian art also associates the winged disc with divinity and divine protection of the king and people.
亚述人的艺术也与有翼的圆盘连结，象征着神和神保护国王和人民。