prophet
prophet 英 [ˈprɒfɪt] 美 [ˈprɑfɪt]
n. 先知；预言者；提倡者
名词复数:prophets
- By the time you finish reading this definition, you will understand what a prophet is. How do I know? Perhaps I am a prophet, someone who can predict the future. Or maybe it’s just a guess.
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- n. 先知；预言者；提倡者
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1. The faithful revered him as a prophet.
信徒们尊他为先知。
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2. The pity is that you are not a prophet.
可惜你不能未卜先知.
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3. Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism.
莫里斯是社会主义的早期提倡者之一。
- prophet (n.) late 12c., "person who speaks for God; one who foretells, inspired preacher," from Old French prophete, profete "prophet, soothsayer" (11c., Modern French prophète) and directly from Latin propheta, from Greek prophetes (Doric prophatas) "an interpreter, spokesman," especially of the gods, "inspired preacher or teacher," from pro "before" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "in front of, before") + root of phanai "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say."
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