haruspex
/həˈrʌspeks/noun
(pl. haruspices /-spɪsiːz/)
- (in ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens by inspecting the entrails of sacrificial animals（古罗马）肠卜僧（用祭祀动物的内脏来占卜吉凶的宗教执事）。
派生词
haruspicy
/-spɪsɪ/ noun词源
Latin, from an unrecorded element meaning 'entrails' （related to Sanskrit hirā 'artery'） + -spex （from specere 'look at'）.