adjective
diviner, divinest
1
- of, from, or like God or a god（来自或像）上帝的; （像）神的：
heroes with divine powers
有神力的英雄
paintings of shipwrecks being prevented by divine intervention.
有关因为神的干预而避免了海难的绘画作品。
1.1
- devoted to God; sacred敬神的; 神圣的：
divine liturgy.
神圣的圣餐仪式。
2
- informal, dated excellent; delightful〈非正式, 旧〉好极了的; 令人高兴的：
that succulent clementine tasted divine
多汁的柑橘尝起来味道好极了
he had the most divine smile.
他的笑容非常可爱。
派生词
divinely
adverbdivineness
noun词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin divinus, from divus 'godlike' （related to deus 'god'）.
with obj.
1- discover (something) by guesswork or intuition（凭直觉）猜测; 发现：
mum had divined my state of mind
妈妈猜出了我的心思
with clause they had divined that he was a fake.他们察觉他是个骗子。
1.1
- have supernatural or magical insight into (future events)占卜; 预测：
frauds who claimed to divine the future in chickens' entrails.
声称可以通过鸡的内脏占卜未来的骗子。
1.2
- discover (water) by dowsing（通过探矿术）发现（水源）。
派生词
diviner
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French deviner 'predict'， from Latin divinare, from divinus （see DIVINE1）.