prophetic
/prəʊˈfetɪk/adjective
1
- accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future预言性的; 预示的：
his warnings proved prophetic.
他的警告不幸言中。
2
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy预言者的, 先知的, 预言的：
the prophetic books of the Old Testament.
《旧约》中的预言性书篇。
派生词
prophetical
adjectiveprophetically
adverb词源
late 15th cent.: from French prophētique or late Latin propheticus,from Greek prophētikos 'predicting' （see PROPHET）.