horoscope
/ˈhɒrəskəʊp/noun
1- Astrology a forecast of a person's future, typically including a delineation of character and circumstances, based on the relative positions of the stars and planets at the time of that person's birth【占星】根据星象算命(依据出生时恒星和行星的相对位置预测某人的未来, 多包括描绘性格和境况)。
1.1
- a short forecast for people born under a particular sign, especially as published in a newspaper or magazine(对某种星象下出生者命运的简略预测, 尤指报纸或杂志上刊登的)星象命运预测。
1.2
- a birth chart出生星象图。见CHART.
派生词
horoscopic
/ˌhɒrəˈskɒpɪk/ adjectivehoroscopy
/hɒˈrɒskəpɪ/ noun词源
Old English: via Latin from Greek hōroskopos, from hōra 'time'+skopos 'observer'.