prophecy
英 [ˈprɒfəsi]
美 [ˈprɑːfəsi]
n. 预言; 预言能力
复数：prophecies
Collins.1 / BNC.9814 / COCA.9417
牛津词典
noun
- 预言
a statement that sth will happen in the future, especially one made by sb with religious or magic powers- to fulfil a prophecy (= make it come true)
实现预言
- to fulfil a prophecy (= make it come true)
- 预言能力
the power of being able to say what will happen in the future- She was believed to have the gift of prophecy.
据信她有预言的天赋。
- She was believed to have the gift of prophecy.
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 预言
Aprophecyis a statement in which someone says they strongly believe that a particular thing will happen.- The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
那个年轻人，同样地，让预言说中了。 - ...Biblical prophecy.
《圣经》中的预言
- The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
英英释义
noun
- knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
- a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
双语例句
- In fact, this dreamland is a prophecy rather than a dream.
实际上，与其说这一梦境是一个梦，不如说它是一个预言。 - You refer to the prophecy.
你提到那个大预言中。 - In a way, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
从某种程度上说，它成了一个自我实现的预言。 - Fear of failure can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
害怕失败可能会真的导致失败。 - The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
那个年轻人，同样地，让预言说中了。 - What if I am right? What if the prophecy is true?
如果我是对的呢？如果预言是真的？ - The teacher's prophecy that the boy would become a great national leader was later fulfilled.
老师曾预言这男孩将会成为一位伟大的国家领袖，这预言后来实现了。 - Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
第一要紧的，该知道经上所有的预言，没有可随私意解说的。 - His prophecy was fulfilled.
他的预言应验了。 - His prophecy has now come true.
他的预言果然应验了。