Chiromancy 指“手相术、看手相”:通过观察手掌的纹路、形状等来占卜性格或预测命运的一种做法。(也常与 palmistry 同义使用。)
/ˈkaɪrəˌmænsi/
She studied chiromancy and read palms at a small market stall.
她学习手相术,并在一个小集市摊位上给人看手相。
Although he claimed chiromancy was only for fun, he still remembered every prediction the reader made.
尽管他声称看手相只是图个乐子,但他仍记得那位手相师做出的每一条预言。
来自希腊语词根:cheir/kheir(“手”)+ -mancy(“占卜、预测”)。字面意思就是“用手来占卜”。英语中同类构词还有 necromancy(招魂/巫术占卜)等。