prophesy

prophesy
[ˈprɒfɪsʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with obj.]say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future
    预言,预告;预知
    Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest.
    雅克预言有一场大丰收。
    [with clause]the papers prophesied that he would resign after the weekend.
    报纸预测他会在周末过后辞职。
    ■[no obj.]speak or write by divine inspiration; act as a prophet
    受神启示而说(或写);作为先知
    when a man prophesies, it is because the Spirit of the Lord comes upon him.
    人在预言时,那是因为圣灵降临到他身上。
派生
prophesier
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French profecier, from profecie (see prophecy). The differentiation of the spellings prophesy and prophecy as verb and noun was not established until after 1700
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