prophetic
adjective /prəˈfetɪk/
/prəˈfetɪk/
(formal)- correctly stating or showing what will happen in the future
正确预言的;有预见的 - Many of his warnings proved prophetic.
他的许多警告都证明是有先见之明的。 - a book that was prophetic of future developments in science
预示未来科学发展的书
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- almost
- eerily
- strangely
- …
- of
- Many of his warnings proved prophetic.
- like or connected with a prophet or prophets
预言家的;像预言家的;似先知的 - the prophetic books of the Old Testament
《〈圣经〉旧约》先知书
- the prophetic books of the Old Testament
词源late 15th cent.: from French prophétique or late Latin propheticus, from Greek prophētikos ‘predicting’ (see prophet).