geomancy

英 ['dʒiːə(ʊ)mænsɪ] 美['dʒiə,mænsi]
  • n. 泥土占卜;撒泥占卜

英英释义


1. divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)

实用场景例句


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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He was good at geomancy.
史载其故居在海宁黄湾.

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The expression " feng shui " is often translated as " Chinese geomancy " in English.
“ 风水 ” 这种说法在英文中通常被翻译成 “ 中式土占 ”.

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Geomancy was not complete but somewhat useful.
风水并不完全,却有时还有些许用处.

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Shakespeare also used geomancy for comic relief.
莎士比亚还利用风水的漫画救济.

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But geomancy means divination according to geographic features, so the translation is not entirely correct.
但是土占意指根据地理特征来占卜, 所以这个翻译并非完全正确.

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The construction geomancy study enjoys the lofty status in the Chinese history of architecture.
建筑风水学在中国建筑史上享有崇高的地位.

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So I feel I should learn it and I am too lack of Geomancy knowledge.
所以我觉得有必要去研究一下里面的理论,因为我觉得我太缺乏这方面的知识了.

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When layout general manager office position, but must consider local some geomancy question.
在布局总经理办公室的位置时, 还要考虑当地的一些风水问题.

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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.

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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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.