soothsayer

英 [ˈsuːθseɪə(r)]

美 [ˈsuːθseɪər]

n.  占卜者; 预言者

复数：soothsayers　

BNC.40906 / COCA.27676

牛津词典

noun

• 占卜者；预言者
  a person who is believed to be able to tell what will happen in the future

柯林斯词典

• 预言者;预测未来者;占卜者
  In former times,soothsayerswere people who believed they could see into the future and say what was going to happen.

英英释义

noun

• someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
  Synonym:forecasterpredictorprognosticator

双语例句

• As a historical recorder of the Pre-Qin Dynasty, historiographer has a very long period of transition and development. The historiographer evolved from soothsayer and hierophant.
  作为先秦历史的记录者，史官有一个漫长的发展演变过程。
• Balaam also the son of Beer the soothsayer, the children of Israel slew with the sword among the rest that were slain.
  以色列子民杀这些人时，也用刀杀了贝敖尔的儿子巴郎术士。
• People in Guatemala watched their soothsayer's left leg; if the right leg muscles twitched, the future looked bright.
  危地马拉人算命时眼睛盯着占卜者的左腿：如果右腿的肌肉颤动，那就表示前途光明。
• The aquarium where Paul lived first mooted the idea of erecting a memorial to the octopus after his death last year and now the soothsayer's legacy has been enshrined with the permanent monument.
  据悉，在世界杯期间饲养章鱼保罗的水族馆为了“纪念保罗”，当然不可避免有让这个“生财工具”继续招财的嫌疑，水族馆为章鱼保罗在德国搭建了永远的纪念馆。
• Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
  那时以色列人在所杀的人中，也用刀杀了比珥的儿子术士巴兰。
• A soothsayer in my village says I'll find a sword.
  村里的一个占卜者说，我会找到一把剑。
• Hong Kong soothsayer Alion Yeo is predicting North Korea will undergo a power struggle that will bring leadership changes around May.
  香港占卜大师AlionYeo预测北朝鲜将出现权利斗争，将在五月份左右领导人变动。
• Lord Keynes paid tribute to his far-seeing colleagues, who had performed a task appropriate'to the prophet and to the soothsayer.
  凯恩斯爵士向富有远见的同僚们表示感谢，说他们完成了预言家或先知才能做到的事。