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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries占星术
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhānxīngshù
"很多人通过星座运势来了解占星术。"
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The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world.
"She reads her horoscope in the newspaper every morning to learn more about astrology."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word astrologie, from Old French, and directly from Latin astrologia, from Greek astrologia 'account of the stars', from astron 'star' + -logia 'speaking, study of'. Originally used interchangeably with astronomy, the term narrowed in meaning during the early modern period to refer specifically to the divination of human affairs by celestial bodies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Astrology" is said worldwide
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astrologie
Transliteration: astrologie
"Elle s'intéresse beaucoup à l'astrologie et aux signes du zodiaque."
Astrologie
Transliteration: Astrologie
"Manche Menschen glauben, dass die Astrologie ihr Schicksal beeinflusst."
astrologia
Transliteration: astrologia
"L'astrologia è stata praticata fin dall'antichità."
astrología
Transliteration: astrología
"Ella consultó su horóscopo porque cree firmemente en la astrología."
astrologia
Transliteration: astrologia
"A astrologia estuda a influência dos astros nas nossas vidas."
ज्योतिष
Transliteration: jyotish
"वह अपने भविष्य के बारे में जानने के लिए ज्योतिष में विश्वास करती है।"
占星术
Transliteration: zhānxīngshù
"很多人通过星座运势来了解占星术。"
점성술
Transliteration: jeomseongsul
"그녀는 점성술을 통해 별자리를 보는 것을 좋아한다."
占星術
Transliteration: senseijutsu
"彼女は占星術の本を読んで自分の運勢を調べた。"
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