Cas·san·draBrE/kəˈsændrə/NAmE/kəˈsændrə/nounapersonwhopredictsthatsthbadwillhappen, especiallyapersonwhoisnotbelieved(尤指无人相信的)凶事预言者Expressions from literary sourcesAlice in Wonderland,Casanova,Cassandra,Don Juan,Dorian Gray,Falstaffian,Frankenstein,Jekyll and Hyde,Lilliputian,Lothario,Orwellian,Pandora’s box,Peter Pan,Pied Piper,Pollyanna,Rip Van Winkle,Ruritanian,Scrooge,Shangri-La,Sherlock,Stepford Wife,Svengali,Tweedledum and Tweedledee,Utopia,Walter MittyORIGINFromthenameofaprincessinancientGreekstoriestowhomApollogavetheabilitytopredictthefuture. Aftershetrickedhim, hestoppedpeoplebelievingher.源自古希腊神话中一位公主的名字。阿波罗神给她预言能力,她欺骗阿波罗后,他使人不相信她的预言。