proph·e·sy
verb/ˈprɒfəsaɪ/
/ˈprɑːfəsaɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prophesy | /ˈprɒfəsaɪ/ /ˈprɑːfəsaɪ/ |
| he / she / it prophesies | /ˈprɒfəsaɪz/ /ˈprɑːfəsaɪz/ |
| past simple prophesied | /ˈprɒfəsaɪd/ /ˈprɑːfəsaɪd/ |
| past participle prophesied | /ˈprɒfəsaɪd/ /ˈprɑːfəsaɪd/ |
| -ing form prophesying | /ˈprɒfəsaɪɪŋ/ /ˈprɑːfəsaɪɪŋ/ |
- to say what will happen in the future (done in the past using religious or magic powers)
预告；预言 - prophesy something to prophesy war
预言有战争 - The event was prophesied in the Old Testament.
旧约预言了这一事件。 - prophesy that… She prophesied that she would win a gold medal.
她预言自己将赢得金牌。 - He prophesied that a flood would cover the Earth’s surface.
他预言洪水将淹没地球表面。 - + speech ‘It will end in disaster,’ he prophesied.
“这将以灾难而告终。” 他预言道。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French profecier, from profecie via late Latin from Greek prophēteia, from prophētēs ‘spokesman’, from pro ‘before’ + phētēs ‘speaker’ (from phēnai ‘speak’). - prophesy something to prophesy war