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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

    • His prophecy has now come true.
      他的预言果然应验了。
    • In a way, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
      从某种程度上说,它成了一个自我实现的预言。
    • And what of the prophecy?
      预言说了什么了?
    • You refer to the prophecy.
      你提到那个大预言中。
    • 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。
    • He seemed to have the gift of prophecy.
      他似乎有预言的天赋。
    • To apply prophecy correctly to our day, we must understand the New Testament's approach to prophecy.
      今天,要正确地应用预言,我们必须了解新约对预言应用的方法。
    • In fact, this dreamland is a prophecy rather than a dream.
      实际上,与其说这一梦境是一个梦,不如说它是一个预言。
    • However, in many environments it is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
      然而,在很多环境下,这是一种自我实现的预言。
    • What if we'd fulfilled the prophecy?
      如果我们实现了那个预言的话会怎么样?