self-fulfilling
adjective /ˌself fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
/ˌself fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- a self-fulfilling prophecy is one that becomes true because people expect it to be true and behave in a way that will make it happen
(预言等)自我应验的,自我实现的 - If you expect to fail, you will fail. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
你如果预期失败,就会失败。这是一种自我应验的预测。
Collocations DictionarySelf-fulfilling is used with these nouns:- prophecy
- If you expect to fail, you will fail. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.