prophetic

英 [prəˈfetɪk]

美 [prəˈfetɪk]

adj.  正确预言的; 有预见的; 预言家的; 像预言家的; 似先知的

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14640 / COCA.12034

牛津词典

adj.

• 正确预言的；有预见的
  correctly stating or showing what will happen in the future
  1. Many of his warnings proved prophetic.
     他的许多警告都证明是有先见之明的。
• 预言家的；像预言家的；似先知的
  like or connected with a prophet or prophets
  1. the prophetic books of the Old Testament
     《〈圣经〉旧约》先知书

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 预言（性）的；预示的
  If something wasprophetic, it described or suggested something that did actually happen later.
  1. This ominous warning soon proved prophetic...
     这个不祥的警告很快证明是有预见性的。
  2. Friends recalled Elisabeth's prophetic words of several years ago.
     朋友们回想起几年前伊丽莎白预言性的一番话。
• ADJ 预言的；先知的；预言者的
  Propheticmeans related to a prophecy or a prophet.
  1. ...a charming romance intermingled with scientific fact and prophetic vision.
     融科学事实和先知远见于其中的一个动人浪漫故事

英英释义

adj

• foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
  1. prophetic writings
  2. prophetic powers
  3. words that proved prophetic
  Synonym:prophetical

双语例句

• And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
  就算我有预知未来的能力，就算我精通各种知识和奥秘，就算我有愚公移山的信念，但如果没有爱，我就什么都算不上；
• The crane, on being wounded, said," prophetic crow, where now are your auspices?"
  鹤受了伤，说道：“预言者乌鸦，这一次你的预兆呢？”
• His prophetic remarks frightened us.
  他那预言性的话吓着了我们。
• His concluding remark was prophetic.
  他的结束语具有预言性。
• Her early achievements were prophetic of her future greatness.
  她早期的成就预示了她日后卓尔不群。
• Nearly all Greeks expected of their gods two great boons: prophetic advice and healing.
  几乎所有希腊人都希望他们的神祗给他们两大恩惠：预言的忠告和治愈疾病。
• The ideal of the United Monarchy and the reality of the Divided Monarchy deeply influenced the prophetic word.
  联合王国的理想和分裂王国的现实深深地影响了先知的话。
• Huxley's classic prophetic novel describes the socialized horrors of a futuristic utopia devoid of individual freedom.
  赫胥黎经典的预言小说描绘了未来主义乌托邦中社会化的恐怖和对个人自由的剥夺。
• Almost no one dreamed they would change the world& john diebold, author of the prophetic book automation.
  除了具有预言性的《自动化》一书的作者约翰迪博尔德之外，几乎没有人臆想到计算机将改变世界。
• There never was a timeless "Keynes" whose every utterance had prophetic force. There was instead a historical Keynes who came up with lots of bright ideas as he confronted different problems.
  世上从来不存在一个永恒的“凯恩斯”，他的每句话都是预言；相反，这里有的是一个历史性的凯恩斯，当面对不同问题时，他拿出了许多聪明的主意。