seer

英 [sɪə(r)]

美 [sɪr]

n.  (尤指旧时)预言家，先知

复数：seers　

BNC.23438 / COCA.18420

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指旧时）预言家，先知
  (especially in the past) a person who claims that they can see what is going to happen in the future

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 预言者;先知
  Aseeris a person who tells people what will happen in the future.
  1. ...the writings of the 16th century French seer, Nostradamus.
     16世纪法国预言家诺斯特拉达穆斯的作品
  2. ...the economic seers who regularly provide The Economist with forecasts.
     定期为《经济学家》杂志提供前瞻性预测的经济预言家

英英释义

noun

• an authoritative person who divines the future
  Synonym:prophetprophesieroraclevaticinator
• an observer who perceives visually
  1. an incurable seer of movies
• a person with unusual powers of foresight
  Synonym:visionaryillusionist

双语例句

• A seer gazes intently into a crystal ball before him.
  一位先知专注地凝视着他面前的水晶球。
• Ignatius sees himself as a seer and philosopher.
  伊格内修斯自视为先知和哲学家。
• The seer, Calchas, after consulting an oracle, revealed the cause of the trouble.
  先知卡尔卡斯，在问讯神谕所后道出了造成这一切的原因。
• I hope you will find your own seer hairdresser.
  我希望你可以找到你自己的预言美发师。
• Recent years, the seasonal energy efficiency ( SEER) and integrated part-load value ( IPLV) are the evaluating methods for refrigeration and heat pump equipment.
  季节能效比（SEER）和综合部分负荷值（IPLV）是近年来出现的制冷和热泵装置能源效率评价指标。
• He stationed the Levites in the temple of the LORD with cymbals, harps and lyres in the way prescribed by David and GAD the king's seer and Nathan the prophet; this was commanded by the Lord through his prophets.
  王又派利未人在耶和华殿中敲钹、鼓瑟、弹琴、乃照大卫和他先见迦得、并先知拿单所吩咐的、就是耶和华藉先知所吩咐的。
• Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer.
  耶稣膏立他为先知先见。
• He doesn't claim to be any famous John, he just claims to be John, and so we call him often John the Seer or John the prophet or something like that.
  《启示录》作者并没有自称是那个著名的约翰，他只是自称约翰，我们经常称他为预言者约翰，或先知约翰之类的。
• It must be seen by somebody outside it, but how can such a seer be subject to it?
  幻象必须在其外才能被看见，但是这样的一个人怎么会被幻象所左右？
• This is an enlightened without the choice, it is a seer's historical mission, this is a leader of the brave the wind and waves.
  这是一个觉悟者的无悔选择，这是一个先知者的历史使命，这是一个引领者的乘风破浪。