geomancy
英 ['dʒiːə(ʊ)mænsɪ]
美 ['dʒiə,mænsi]
中文词源
geomancy 风水，泥土占卜geo-, 地，地球。-mancy, 占卜，预言，词源同-mania, mind.
英文词源
- geomancy (n.)
- "art of divination by means of signs derived from the earth," late 14c., from Old French géomancie, from Medieval Latin geomantia, from late Greek *geomanteia, from geo-, comb. form of ge "earth" (see Gaia) + manteia "divination" (see -mancy). Related: Geomantic; geomantical.
双语例句
- 1. Feng shui, or geomancy in English, is becoming more and more popular in America.
- 风水, 英文称作geomancy, 在美国越来越受到欢迎.
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- 2. Geomancy is an exotic flower of Chinese traditional culture.
- 风水学是我国传统文化的一朵奇葩.
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- 3. More and more wealthy Americans are beginning to believe in geomancy.
- 有越来越多有钱的美国人开始相信风水.
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- 4. The specialized information exchange of Iching and the landscape architecture and geomancy.
- 易学和景观建筑风水学的专门化信息的交流.
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- 5. He was good at geomancy.
- 史载其故居在海宁黄湾.
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