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
- 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。 - His prophecy has now come true.
他的预言果然应验了。 - That they killed him to fulfill this prophecy.
他们杀了他来实现预言。 - 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。 - And this is the prophecy that comes with the angel to Zachariah.
这是天使带给撒迦利亚的预言。 - 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。 - I understand this prophecy is special access.
我知道这个预言是一个特殊的途径。 - 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。 - 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。