prophecy
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR A prophecy is a statement in which someone says they strongly believe that a particular thing will happen. 预言
Will the teacher's prophecy be fulfilled?
那位老师的预言会实现吗？
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prophecy /ˈprɒfɪsɪ/ (prophecies)
剑桥词典
- [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
a statement that says what is going to happen in the future , especially one that is based on what you believe about a particular matter rather than existing facts
（尤指基于主观判断的）预言
The minister suggested that the dire prophecies of certain leading environmentalists were somewhat exaggerated . 部长暗示说某些很有影响的环境保护者所作的可怕预言一定程度上有些夸张。
These doom and gloom prophecies are doing little to help the economy . 这些悲观的预言对经济毫无用处。
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] formal
the ability to say what is going to happen in the future
预言的能力 返回 prophecy