prophesy
英 ['pr?f?sa?]
美 ['prɑf?sa?]
- vt. 預(yù)言；預(yù)告
- vi. 預(yù)言；預(yù)報(bào)；傳教
中文詞源
prophesy 預(yù)言動(dòng)詞，來(lái)自prophecy拼寫(xiě)變體。詞性差別比較device,devise.
英文詞源
- prophesy (v.)
- mid-14c., prophecein, prophesein, from Old French prophecier (13c.), from prophecie (see prophecy). The noun and verb spellings were not fully differentiated until 18c. Related: Prophesied; prophesying.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.
- 他敢預(yù)言未來(lái)將發(fā)生什么事.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 2. I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.
- 我預(yù)言他將重操舊業(yè).
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. Monks and nuns who prophesy are not of that rareness.
- 說(shuō)預(yù)言的修士和修女,很少有這個(gè)祥子的.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. We cannot prophesy what may happen.
- 我們無(wú)法預(yù)言會(huì)發(fā)生什么.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. Does he ever prophesy right?
- 他的預(yù)言靈驗(yàn) 嗎 ?
來(lái)自辭典例句