| 单词 | horoscope |
| 释义 | horoscope[ hawr-uh-skohp, hor‐ ] / ˈhɔr əˌskoʊp, ˈhɒr‐ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR horoscope ON THESAURUS.COM nouna diagram of the heavens, showing the relative position of planets and the signs of the zodiac, for use in calculating births, foretelling events in a person's life, etc. a prediction of future events or advice for future behavior based on such a diagram. Origin of horoscopebefore 1050; Middle English, Old English horoscopus <Latin <Greek hōroskópos, equivalent to hōro-, combining form of hṓra hour + skópos -scope OTHER WORDS FROM horoscopehor·o·scop·ic [hawr-uh-skop-ik, ‐skoh-pik, hor-uh‐], /ˌhɔr əˈskɒp ɪk, ‐ˈskoʊ pɪk, ˌhɒr ə‐/, adjectiveun·hor·o·scop·ic, adjectiveWords nearby horoscopehorologist, horologium, horology, horopito, horopter, horoscope, horoscopy, horotelic, Horovitz, Horowitz, horrendous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for horoscopeBritish Dictionary definitions for horoscopehoroscope / (ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp) / nounthe prediction of a person's future based on a comparison of the zodiacal data for the time of birth with the data from the period under consideration the configuration of the planets, the sun, and the moon in the sky at a particular moment Also called: chart a diagram showing the positions of the planets, sun, moon, etc, at a particular time and place Derived forms of horoscopehoroscopic (ˌhɒrəˈskɒpɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for horoscopeOld English horoscopus, from Latin, from Greek hōroskopos ascendant birth sign, from hōra hour + -scope Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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