柯林斯詞典prophecy /?pr?f?s?/ (prophecies) 1. N-VAR A prophecy is a statement in which someone says they strongly believe that a particular thing will happen. 預(yù)言 Will the teacher's prophecy be fulfilled? 那位老師的預(yù)言會實現(xiàn)嗎？ 返回 prophecy劍橋詞典[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] a statement that says what is going to happen in the future , especially one that is based on what you believe about a particular matter rather than existing facts （尤指基于主觀判斷的）預(yù)言 The minister suggested that the dire prophecies of certain leading environmentalists were somewhat exaggerated . 部長暗示說某些很有影響的環(huán)境保護者所作的可怕預(yù)言一定程度上有些夸張。 These doom and gloom prophecies are doing little to help the economy . 這些悲觀的預(yù)言對經(jīng)濟毫無用處。 [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] formal the ability to say what is going to happen in the future 預(yù)言的能力 返回 prophecy