dowser

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc.; a dowsing rod.
  2. One who uses the dowser or divining rod. A diviner.
    — Interestingly enough, John Mullins, the celebrated English dowser, was able to do this experiment using a forked twig, rather than a pendulum. He claimed to be able to locate nothing but water with his dowsing rod.

词形变化

dowsers plural

词汇关系

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词源

Etymology tree
English dowse
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English dowser
From dowse + -er.
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