[字彙] aeromancy (n) 氣候占卜學
一開始錄了十分鐘結果檔案毀損了，所以再重複一次= =
錄音不容易啊，xination 的流暢度比我好多了
http://sovereignty.pixnet.net/blog/post/26580880
Word of the Day for Sunday, July 11, 2010
aeromancy \AIR-uh-man-see\, noun:
The prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions.
Quotes:
The wreckage of vast sundowns predicts in sulphurous aeromancy havoc to be.
-- Robert Malise and Bowyer Nichols, Fantastica: being The smile of the
Sphinx, and other tales of imagination
Scrutinize the clouds for sun-dogs, gaze into the eyes of a baby or a feline,
and practice the ancient divination arts of augury and aeromancy by
recognizing intuitive messages received when watching birds or airplanes fly
across the sky.
-- Margie Lapanja and Andrew F. Smith, Romancing the Stove: Celebrated
Recipes and Delicious Fun for Every Kitchen
Origin:
Aeromancy is but one sort of divination practiced in medieval times. Some
other examples: augury, based on the flight of birds; cheiromancy,
palm-reading; and oneiromancy, the interpretation of dreams.
補充說明
提到的單字有:
inferno (n) 煉獄
parhelion = beside the sun
sun-dog (Wikipedia 有更詳細的說明和圖片)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog
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