divine

汉语翻译

a. 神的, 神圣的, 非凡的
n. 神学家

词型变化：

形容词比较级:diviner 最高级:divinest 名词:divineness 副词:divinely 动词过去式:divined 过去分词:divined 现在分词:divining 第三人称单数:divines 

词意辨析：

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。

英语解释：

名词 divine:

1. terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
   同义词：Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah
2. a clergyman or other person in religious orders
   同义词：cleric, churchman, ecclesiastic

动词 divine:

1. perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
2. search by divining, as if with a rod

形容词 divine:

1. emanating from God-Saturday Review
   同义词：godly
2. resulting from divine providence
   同义词：providential
3. being or having the nature of a god-J.G.Saxe
   同义词：godlike
4. devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity
5. appropriate to or befitting a god-R.H.Roveref
   同义词：godlike
6. being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
   同义词：elysian, inspired

例句：

1. That meal was simply divine!
   那顿饭简直好极了。
2. At last I divined the truth.
   我终于看穿了事情的真相。
3. My mother asked me to attend divine service.
   我妈妈要求我做礼拜。

详细解释：

di.vine

adj.（形容词）
di.vin.er,di.vin.est


Having the nature of or being a deity.
有神性的
Of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity:
神启的：神的、与神有关的、由神发出的或神示的：
例句：
sought divine guidance through meditation.
通过冥想来寻求神的指引

Being in the service or worship of a deity; sacred.
神圣的：敬神的或献给神的；神圣的
Superhuman; godlike.
超人的；如神的


Supremely good or beautiful; magnificent:
极好的，很美的；壮丽的：
例句：
a divine performance of the concerto.
美妙的协奏曲演奏

Extremely pleasant; delightful:
令人极为高兴的；愉快的：
例句：
had a divine time at the ball.
在舞会上玩得开心极了

Heavenly; perfect.
超凡的；完美的
n.（名词）
A cleric.
牧师，传教士
A theologian.
神学家
v.（动词）
di.vined,di.vin.ing,di.vines
v.tr.（及物动词）
To foretell through or as if through the art of divination.See Synonyms at foretell
占卜，预言：通过或似通过占卜术预言参见 foretell


To know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection.
占卜，卜卦：由灵感、直觉或思考而得知
To guess.
猜想
To locate (underground water or minerals) with a divining rod; douse.
用占卜杖探（水源或矿脉）；探测
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To practice divination.
占卜
To guess.
猜想

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French devine
源自 古法语 devine
from Latin dovonus [divine, foreseeing]
源自 拉丁语 dovonus [神的，先知的]
from dovus [god] * see deiw-
源自 dovus [神] *参见 deiw-
V., Middle English divinen
动词， 中古英语 divinen
from Old French deviner
源自 古法语 deviner
from Latin dovon3re
源自 拉丁语 dovon3re
from dovonus [foreseeing]
源自 dovonus [先知的]

【引伸】
divine.ly
adv.（副词）
divine.ness
n.（名词）
divin.er
n.（名词）