prophet
英 [ˈprɒfɪt]
美 [ˈprɑːfɪt]
n. (基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的)先知; 穆罕默德(伊斯兰教的创始人); 预言家; 预言者
复数:prophets
Collins.1 / BNC.7159 / COCA.7514
习惯用语
n.
- prophet of doomdoom merchant
- 末日预言者
a person who predicts that things will go very badly - The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.
认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。
牛津词典
noun
- (基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的)先知
(in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) a person sent by God to teach the people and give them messages from God - 穆罕默德(伊斯兰教的创始人)
Muhammad, who founded the religion of Islam - 预言家;预言者
a person who claims to know what will happen in the future - 倡导者;拥护者;鼓吹者
a person who teaches or supports a new idea, theory, etc.- William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism.
威廉∙莫里斯是社会主义的早期传播者之一。
- William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism.
- (《〈圣经〉旧约》和《希伯来圣经》中的)先知书
the name used for some books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 先知
Aprophetis a person who is believed to be chosen by God to say the things that God wants to tell people.- ...the sacred name of the Holy Prophet of Islam.
伊斯兰先知的圣名
- ...the sacred name of the Holy Prophet of Islam.
- N-COUNT 预言者;预言家
Aprophetis someone who predicts that something will happen in the future.- I promised myself I'd defy all the prophets of doom and battle back to fitness.
我发誓要打破所有的死亡预言,力争恢复健康。
- I promised myself I'd defy all the prophets of doom and battle back to fitness.
英英释义
noun
- an authoritative person who divines the future
- someone who speaks by divine inspiration