prophet

英 [ˈprɒfɪt]

美 [ˈprɑːfɪt]

n.  (基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的)先知; 穆罕默德(伊斯兰教的创始人); 预言家; 预言者

复数：prophets　

CET6考研GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7159 / COCA.7514

习惯用语

n.

prophet of doomdoom merchant
• 末日预言者
  a person who predicts that things will go very badly
• The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.
  认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。

牛津词典

noun

• （基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的）先知
  (in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) a person sent by God to teach the people and give them messages from God
• 穆罕默德（伊斯兰教的创始人）
  Muhammad, who founded the religion of Islam
• 预言家；预言者
  a person who claims to know what will happen in the future
• 倡导者；拥护者；鼓吹者
  a person who teaches or supports a new idea, theory, etc.
  1. William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism.
     威廉∙莫里斯是社会主义的早期传播者之一。
• （《〈圣经〉旧约》和《希伯来圣经》中的）先知书
  the name used for some books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 先知
  Aprophetis a person who is believed to be chosen by God to say the things that God wants to tell people.
  1. ...the sacred name of the Holy Prophet of Islam.
     伊斯兰先知的圣名
• N-COUNT 预言者；预言家
  Aprophetis someone who predicts that something will happen in the future.
  1. I promised myself I'd defy all the prophets of doom and battle back to fitness.
     我发誓要打破所有的死亡预言，力争恢复健康。

英英释义

noun

• an authoritative person who divines the future
  Synonym:prophesieroracleseervaticinator
• someone who speaks by divine inspiration

双语例句

• The faithful revered him then as a prophet.
  那时，信徒们尊他为先知。
• He had defiled the sacred name of the Holy Prophet.
  他亵渎了这位神圣先知的圣名。
• He had been the chief prophet and propagandist of the Nazi movement.
  他是纳粹运动的主要预言家和宣传家。
• 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。
• Demon of Harold Camping: False Prophet and False Herald of God!
  恶魔的哈罗德露营：假先知和虚假神的使者！
• So Luke's using that false prophet material but not in this context.
  所以路加也用了这个错误预言的素材，但是是在不同语境下。
• So he's kind of mixing these words& apostle and prophet.
  他把使徒和先知混淆来讲。
• So this time, I went to Khalil Gibran's'The Prophet '.
  所以这一次，我找了纪伯伦的“先知”。
• I know the Savior lives. I bear witness to you that Joseph Smith is a prophet.
  我知道救世主是存在的，我向你作证约瑟夫•史密斯是个预言家。
• And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
  于是先知耶利米就走了。