单词 | prophet |
释义 | prophetBrE /ˈprɒfɪt/ NAmE /ˈprɑːfɪt/ noun [C ](in the Christian , Jewish and Muslim religions ) a person sent by God to teach the people and give them messages from God (基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的)先知the Prophet [sing. ]Muhammad , who founded the religion of Islam 先知穆罕默德(伊斯兰教的创始人)[C ]a person who claims to know what will happen in the future 预言家;预言者[C ]~ (of sth )a person who teaches or supports a new idea , theory , etc .倡导者;拥护者;鼓吹者◆ 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。the Prophets [pl. ]the name used for some books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible (《〈圣经〉旧约》和《希伯来圣经》中的)先知书 ● ˌprophet of ˈdoom ● ˈdoom merchant a person who predicts that things will go very badly 末日预言者◆ 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。 |
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