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Prophetic Words 英 Prə'Fetɪk] 美 Prə'Fetɪk Adj.预言的;先知的;预示的 Remarks Frightened

英语单词 prophetic
英美音标 英 [prə'fetɪk] 美 [prə'fetɪk]
中文释义 adj.预言的;先知的;预示的
英语例句 (1) His prophetic remarks frightened us.
(2) A person considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinions.
(3) Her early achievements were prophetic of her future greatness.
中文例句 (1) 他那预言性的话吓着了我们。
(2) 先知被认为具有明智意见或先知见解的人
(3) 她早期的成就预示了她日後卓尔不群.
vocabulary简明 If you make a prediction and it comes true, your words were prophetic. Like the time you warned your dad against eating a whole box of donuts. He got sick, right? That was a prophetic warning.
vocabulary扩展 The adjective prophetic traces all the way back to the Greek word prophētikos, meaning "predicting." You know who's really good at predicting stuff? Prophets. Usually, prophetic is used to describe a thing — like a warning, a feeling, or a complaint — rather than a person.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]预言(性)的;预示的 If something was prophetic, it described or suggested something that did actually happen later.
  • This ominous warning soon proved prophetic...

    这个不祥的警告很快证明是有预见性的。

  • Friends recalled Elisabeth's prophetic words of several years ago.

    朋友们回想起几年前伊丽莎白预言性的一番话。

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[ADJ 形容词]预言的;先知的;预言者的 Prophetic means related to a prophecy or a prophet.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • ...a charming romance intermingled with scientific fact and prophetic vision.

    融科学事实和先知远见于其中的一个动人浪漫故事

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