sortes

/ˈsɔːrtiːz/

Meanings

noun

求签，占卜.

Divination, or the seeking of guidance, by chance selection of a passage in the Bible or another text regarded as authoritative.

Examples :

"Desperate for guidance on which college to attend, Maria resorted to sortes, randomly opening the Bible and interpreting the first verse she saw. "

为了迫切地寻求关于选择哪所大学的指引，玛丽亚只好用圣经占卜（求签），随意翻开《圣经》并解读她看到的第一节经文。

Related Words

seeking verb

/siːkɪŋ/

寻找，寻求，探求

"I seek wisdom."

我渴望获得智慧。

regarded verb

/ɹɪˈɡɑːdɪd/ /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪd/

看待，视为

"She regarded us warily."

她小心翼翼地观察着我们。

selection noun

/səˈlɛkʃən/

选择, 筛选

"The selection process for the school's scholarship program favored students with high academic achievement. "

学校奖学金项目的选拔过程倾向于成绩优异的学生。

resorted verb

/rɪˈzɔːrtɪd/ /riˈzɔrtɪd/

诉诸，求助于。

"When the printer broke down, I resorted to writing the report by hand. "

打印机坏了，我只好诉诸于手写报告了。

divination noun

/ˌdɪvɨˈneɪʃən/

占卜，预测，预言。

"The fortune teller used tarot cards for divination, hoping to reveal what the future held. "

那位算命先生使用塔罗牌进行占卜，希望能预测未来会发生什么。

guidance noun

/ˈɡaɪdəns/

引导，指导。

"The teacher's guidance helped the student understand the difficult math problem. "

老师的指导帮助学生理解了这道复杂的数学题。

authoritative adjective

/ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv/ /ɔˈθɑɹɪtətɪv/

权威性的，官方的

"The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron."

这所学校具有权威性的规章制度并非来自校长，而是来自那位年长的女舍监。

randomly adverb

/ˈɹændm̩li/

随机地, 任意地

"The teacher randomly called on students to answer questions. "

老师随便点了几名学生回答问题。

interpreting verb

/ɪnˈtɜːrprɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtɜːrprətɪŋ/

解释，口译。

"to interpret an Indian speech"

口译一段印度语的演讲

passage noun

/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpasɑːʒ/

段落，节选。

"She struggled to play the difficult passages."

她费力地演奏那些高难度的乐段。

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

另一个，又一个。

"There is one sterling and here is another"

这里有一个英镑，这里是另一个。

desperate noun

/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹət/

绝望的人，走投无路的人

"The desperate needed food and shelter. "

那些走投无路的人需要食物和住所。