prophecy
【预见或预言】
"Prophecy" 是一个名词,表示预言,指的是对未来事件的预见或预言,通常是通过某种神秘的、超自然的方式预测未来。它也常常与宗教、神话或某些文化的传统信仰相关联。
1. 预言(对未来的预测)
"Prophecy" 是指对未来某种事件的预测或预告,这种预测通常是通过某种神秘的方式,如占卜、灵感或神启,来完成的。
- The prophecy foretold the rise of a great king.
(这个预言预示着一位伟大国王的崛起。) - Many people believe that the prophecy about the end of the world will come true.
(许多人相信关于世界末日的预言会成真。) - In the ancient texts, there was a prophecy about a coming disaster.
(在古代文献中,有一则关于即将到来的灾难的预言。)
2. 预言的内容(预示未来的内容)
"Prophecy" 有时可以指某个具体的预言,即对未来事件的描述。
- The prophecy spoke of a hero who would defeat the darkness.
(预言中提到了一位英雄将战胜黑暗。) - The prophecy warned that a great flood would wash away the city.
(预言警告说,一场大洪水将淹没这座城市。)
3. 先知的能力或行为
有时,prophecy 也指的是先知或预言者进行预言的行为或能力。
- He was considered to have the gift of prophecy.
(他被认为拥有预言的天赋。) - The priest performed the ritual, hoping to receive a prophecy from the gods.
(祭司进行仪式,希望从神那里得到预言。)
4. 例句总结
- 预言:
- The prophecy predicted a time of peace and prosperity for the kingdom.
(预言预示着王国将迎来一个和平与繁荣的时代。)
- The prophecy predicted a time of peace and prosperity for the kingdom.
- 预言的内容:
- The prophecy of doom haunted the villagers for years.
(灾难的预言让村民们困扰了多年。)
- The prophecy of doom haunted the villagers for years.
- 先知的能力或行为:
- The oracle was known for her prophecies that often came true.
(这个神谕者以她的预言著称,这些预言往往会成真。)
- The oracle was known for her prophecies that often came true.
5. 近义词
- Prediction(预测)
- The weather prediction says it will rain tomorrow.
(天气预测说明天会下雨。)
- The weather prediction says it will rain tomorrow.
- Forecast(预报、预示)
- The economic forecast predicts a rise in inflation.
(经济预报预测通货膨胀将上升。)
- The economic forecast predicts a rise in inflation.
- Divination(占卜、预言)
- She practiced divination to foresee the future.
(她进行占卜,以预测未来。)
- She practiced divination to foresee the future.
- Vision(异象、预见)
- He had a vision of a future world where technology and nature coexist.
(他看到了一个未来世界的异象,科技与自然和谐共存。)
- He had a vision of a future world where technology and nature coexist.
6. 小贴士
- "Prophecy" 通常包含着神秘性,它不仅仅是对未来的预测,而且通常是通过某种超自然的方式得到的。
- Prophecy 可以用来形容宗教或文化背景中的预言,也可以是文学作品中对未来事件的描述。