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 youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
那个年轻人，同样地，让预言说中了。 - 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。 - This creates a self-fulfilling prophecy.
这就创造了一个自我实现的预言。 - I understand that he has a prophecy to fulfill.
我知道他要去实现一个预言。 - The teacher's prophecy that the boy would become a great national leader was later fulfilled.
老师曾预言这男孩将会成为一位伟大的国家领袖，这预言后来实现了。 - What if I am right? What if the prophecy is true?
如果我是对的呢？如果预言是真的？ - His prophecy has now come true.
他的预言果然应验了。 - 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。 - Can you picture my prophecy?
你能否想像我的预知能力？