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prophecy

英 [ˈprɒfəsi]

美 [ˈprɑːfəsi]

n.  预言; 预言能力

复数:prophecies 

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牛津词典

    noun

    • 预言
      a statement that sth will happen in the future, especially one made by sb with religious or magic powers
      1. to fulfil a prophecy (= make it come true)
        实现预言
    • 预言能力
      the power of being able to say what will happen in the future
      1. She was believed to have the gift of prophecy.
        据信她有预言的天赋。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-VAR 预言
      Aprophecyis a statement in which someone says they strongly believe that a particular thing will happen.
      1. The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
        那个年轻人,同样地,让预言说中了。
      2. ...Biblical prophecy.
        《圣经》中的预言

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • He's the innocent prophet who is martyred for his prophecy.
      他是个无辜的先知,因他的预言而殉教。
    • Others discover that believing they will fail becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
      另些人们由于相信自己会失败所以产生了一个自我实现的预言。
    • Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
      第一要紧的,该知道经上所有的预言,没有可随私意解说的。
    • The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
      那个年轻人,同样地,让预言说中了。
    • Are you saying you believe this prophecy but acted alone?
      你是说你相信这个预言但单独行动?
    • This creates a self-fulfilling prophecy.
      这就创造了一个自我实现的预言。
    • Fear of failure can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
      害怕失败可能会真的导致失败。
    • That they killed him to fulfill this prophecy.
      他们杀了他来实现预言。
    • Notwithstanding the doctor's prophecy, I am rapidly recovering strength;
      尽管有医生的预言,我还是很快地恢复了体力;
    • This could lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy.
      这一点很有可能会成为一个自我实现的预言。