Investors are being inundated with reports from analysts who, amid intensified probes into stock-option practices, are trying to divine which firms may come under scrutiny 2006
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inundate (TOO MUCH) verb [T] to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with them all: We have been inundated with requests for help. inundation
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noun
1 [C or U] someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something:
The golden autumn light provided the inspiration for the painting.
He went to church, perhaps seeking divine inspiration.
2 [C] a sudden good idea:
He had an inspiration - why not apply for some government money?
3 [S] an example which people admire:
She has been an inspiration to us all.
inspirational adjective
making you feel hopeful or encouraged:
He gave an inspirational reading of his own poems. divine：神聖的；神的；天主的；神性的；天賜的。
Divine Comedy：神曲：由天主教詩人但丁 Dante Alighieri 於1321年所寫，義大利原文稱為 La Divina Comedia。反映但丁對十三世紀教會神學和哲學的看法。暢談地獄、煉獄、天堂三部曲；為了紀念基督 33歲，每部共 33首詩歌，再加上序文，共計一百首。旨在讓世人經由天主的助佑和自己的修煉，能夠獲得天主的救援。神曲亦為中古世紀的文學名著。
Divine Law：神律。
蘇格拉底所說的「神的瘋狂」（divine madness），而且在四類「神的瘋狂」中居於最高的位置。因為「愛神」（Aphrodite）恰好是這一「瘋狂」的主宰。（見Plato’s “Phaedrus”）
Divine Office：時辰頌禱禮；日課；大日課經；本分經：聖職人員（及虔誠教友）每日（代表教會）所誦讀的經文，旨在聖化一天裡的每個時辰：「伯多祿和若望在祈禱的時辰，即第九時辰，上聖殿去」（宗三1）。又稱（詳見）Breviary。
Divine Praises：讚美經：一連串稱讚天主、基督、聖神、聖母、天使及聖人的簡短經文，通常用於聖體降福後。其詞為：讚美天主；讚美天主之聖名…等。此經文始於第十八世紀。
divine service：祭禮；禮儀；禮拜；宗教典禮。亦指天主教拜占庭禮（東方禮）的彌撒。
Divine Word Missionaries：聖言會：由德籍楊生神父（Arnold Janssen）於1875年所創立的國際性男性傳教修會；於1932年接管北平輔仁大學；來台後在嘉義創辦輔仁中學，並主持台灣輔仁大學理工、外語及民 生三個學院。中國首任樞機田耕莘即為該會會士。原名 Society of The Divine Word。拉丁文稱作 Societas Verbi Divini，簡寫 S.V.D.。
divine worship：敬禮；禮拜。拉丁文稱作 cultus divini。詳見 worship。
divinity of Christ：耶穌的神性；耶穌的天主性（若三16；十四9）。
divinization：神化：分享天主的生命。
divine (GUESS) verb [T] to guess something: [+ that] I divined from his grim expression that the news was not good.v. 占う, 予言する （predict）, 見抜く （guess）; （地下の鉱［水］脈を）捜し求める ((for)).
- To foretell through or as if through the art of divination. See synonyms at foretell.
- To know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection.
- To guess.
- To locate (underground water or minerals) with a divining rod; douse.
divination
noun [U]
the skill or act of saying what will happen in the future or discovering something that is unknown or secret by magical methods
di・vin・er
━━ n. 占い者, 予言者; 鉱［水］脈を探知する人.
divine was found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary at the entries listed below.
in・spire
in・spired ━━ a. 霊感を受けた; すばらしい; その筋の意向を受けた, 偏向的な.
in・spir・ing ━━ a. 鼓舞する, 感銘させる; 霊感を与える.
