prophesy
英 ['prɒfɪsaɪ] 美 ['prɑfəsaɪ]
- vt. 预言；预告
- vi. 预言；预报；传教
词态变化
第三人称单数: prophesies;过去式: prophesied;过去分词: prophesied;现在分词: prophesying;
中文词源
prophesy 预言
动词，来自prophecy拼写变体。词性差别比较device,devise.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.
- 他敢预言未来将发生什么事.
来自辞典例句
- 2. I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.
- 我预言他将重操旧业.
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- 3. Monks and nuns who prophesy are not of that rareness.
- 说预言的修士和修女,很少有这个祥子的.
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- 4. We cannot prophesy what may happen.
- 我们无法预言会发生什么.
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- 5. Does he ever prophesy right?
- 他的预言灵验 吗 ?
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