prophecy
英 [ˈprɒfəsi]
美 [ˈprɑːfəsi]
n. 预言; 预言能力
复数：prophecies
Collins.1 / BNC.9814 / COCA.9417
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- to fulfil a prophecy (= make it come true)
实现预言
- to fulfil a prophecy (= make it come true)
- 预言能力
the power of being able to say what will happen in the future- She was believed to have the gift of prophecy.
据信她有预言的天赋。
- She was believed to have the gift of prophecy.
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.- The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
那个年轻人，同样地，让预言说中了。 - ...Biblical prophecy.
《圣经》中的预言
- The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
英英释义
noun
- knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
- a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
双语例句
- That they killed him to fulfill this prophecy.
他们杀了他来实现预言。 - The prophecy has unfortunately come true.
不幸言中。 - I understand this prophecy is special access.
我知道这个预言是一个特殊的途径。 - What if we'd fulfilled the prophecy?
如果我们实现了那个预言的话会怎么样？ - 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。 - This creates a self-fulfilling prophecy.
这就创造了一个自我实现的预言。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - And what of the prophecy?
预言说了什么了？