prophet
英 /ˈprɒfɪt/ 美 /ˈprɑːfɪt/
- n. 先知Someone believed to communicate messages from a god.
- n. 预言者Someone who predicts future events or developments.
The old painting shows a prophet addressing a crowd.
这幅古画描绘了一位先知向人群讲话的情景。
Throughout history, religious communities have preserved the teachings of prophets through oral traditions and written accounts.
纵观历史，宗教群体通过口述传统和书面记载保存了先知的教诲。
搭配
a religious prophet 宗教先知a prophet of doom 灾难预言者the teachings of a prophet 先知的教诲
辨析提示
与profit（利润）同音；动词为prophesy。
词族
prophecy (n.)、prophesy (v.)、prophetic (adj.)
近义 seer
相关词
- prophecy 预言
- prophesy 预言；预告
- chronological 按时间顺序的
- missionary 传教士
- conquest 征服；攻占
- baron 男爵
- gunpowder 火药；黑火药
- torpedo 鱼雷
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