fortune-telling
UK/'fɔ:tʃən,'telɪŋ/US
Definitions
n.
The activity or practice of predicting people's futures.
算命，占卜（的行为）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfortunechance, luck, fortune
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tellingroot
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fortune (fate) + telling (the act of telling/reckoning) = the practice of reckoning out people's futures. It's the activity noun matching the agent noun fortune-teller: predicting the future through cards, palms, crystal balls, and the like.
Common Collocations
- 1.practise fortune-telling从事占卜
- 2.fortune-telling cards占卜牌
- 3.a fortune-telling booth占卜摊位
Example Sentences
- 1.
Fortune-telling has been part of many cultures for centuries.
- 2.
The booth offered tarot readings and other fortune-telling.