prophecy
noun /ˈprɒfəsi/
/ˈprɑːfəsi/
(plural prophecies)
- [countable] a statement that something will happen in the future, especially one made by somebody with religious or magic powers
预言 - to fulfil a prophecy (= make it come true)
实现预言
Topics Religion and festivalsc2- The poem contains a bleak prophecy of war and ruin.
这首诗含有对战争与毁灭的悲观的预言。 - low expectations that become a self-fulfilling prophecy
自我应验的低期望 - Macbeth believed the witches' prophecy about his future.
麦克白相信了那些女巫关于他未来的预言。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- self-fulfilling
- Biblical
- Messianic
- …
- make
- fulfil/fulfill
- become
- …
- prophecy about
- prophecy of
- the gift of prophecy
- to fulfil a prophecy (= make it come true)
- [uncountable] (formal) the power of being able to say what will happen in the future
预言能力 - She was believed to have the gift of prophecy.
据信她有预言的天赋。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- self-fulfilling
- Biblical
- Messianic
- …
- make
- fulfil/fulfill
- become
- …
- prophecy about
- prophecy of
- the gift of prophecy
- She was believed to have the gift of prophecy.
词源Middle English: from Old French profecie, via late Latin from Greek prophēteia, from prophētēs ‘spokesman’, from pro ‘before’ + phētēs ‘speaker’ (from phēnai ‘speak’).