prophecy

英['prɒfəsi] 美['prɑːfəsi]
  • n. 预言
  • =prophesy.
prophecies
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星级词汇:
    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
    _null.
    1. =prophesy
    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

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

1. Fear of failure can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
害怕失败可能会真的导致失败。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
那个年轻人,同样地,让预言说中了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. If you expect to fail, you will fail. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy .
你如果预期失败,就会失败。这是一种自我应验的预测。

来自《权威词典》

4. Apollo was the Greek god of the arts, prophecy, medicine and light.
阿波罗是希腊神话中主管艺术 、 预言 、 医药和光明之神.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    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。
    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。