prophecy

英 ['prɒfəsi] 美 ['prɑːfəsi]

• n. 预言
• =prophesy.

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]预言

   a statement that sth will happen in the future, especially one made by sb with religious or magic powers

2. [U]〈正〉预言能力

   the power of being able to say what will happen in the future

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 预言
2. 预言能力
3. 【宗】预言书
4. 预言作品
5. 未卜先知
6. 天机
7. 预告
8. 预言的事物
9. 先兆

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1. =prophesy

英英释义

Noun:

1. knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

2. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He seemed to have the gift of prophecy.
   他似乎有预言的天赋.
2. No prophecy can be expected to go on all fours.
   凡预言皆不能指望其完全应验。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. A prophet made a prophecy that the kingdom would fall.
   一位预言家预言那个王国将要灭亡。
2. It is said that he has the gift of prophecy.
   据说他有预言的天赋。

经典引文

• Any of the prophecies of the Revelation concerning Antichrist.

  出自： Donne

• Among other prophecies, the astrologer has told her..she will win some money.

  出自： C. Isherwood

• Panic buying..caused largely by forecasts of..shortagesa self-fulfilling prophecy.

  出自：Times

近反义词

【近义词】

• divination 占卜
• prediction 预言
• foretelling 预言
• foresight 远见
• forecast 预测
• revelation 揭露
• prognostication 预知
• insight 洞察力
• oracle 神谕
• vision 视力
• foreshadowing 预测，预示
• answer 回答
• truth 事实
• augury 预言
• advice 劝告
• prevision 先见
• prescience 预知
• forewarning 预先警告的
• precognition 预感
• dowsing (用探测杆)探寻...
• palmistry 手相术(通过看手相预言人...
• fortune-telling 算命
• presentiment 预感
• soothsaying 占卜
• astrology 占星术
• foreknowledge 预知
• foreboding 不祥的预感
• second sight 预见力
• sight 视力
• second 第二的
• vaticination 预言