prophecy
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR A prophecy is a statement in which someone says they strongly believe that a particular thing will happen. 預言
Will the teacher's prophecy be fulfilled?
那位老師的預言會實現嗎？
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prophecy /ˈprɒfɪsɪ/ (prophecies)
剑桥词典
- [ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
a statement that says what is going to happen in the future , especially one that is based on what you believe about a particular matter rather than existing facts
（尤指基於主觀判斷的）預言
The minister suggested that the dire prophecies of certain leading environmentalists were somewhat exaggerated . 部長暗示說某些很有影響的環境保護者所作的可怕預言一定程度上有些誇張。
These doom and gloom prophecies are doing little to help the economy . 這些悲觀的預言對經濟毫無用処。
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ] formal
the ability to say what is going to happen in the future
預言的能力 返回 prophecy