prophet

名词 prophet:

1. an authoritative person who divines the future
   同义词：prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator
2. someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

1. Since I cannot foretell things like a prophet, I cannot help taking a small loss.
   我又不能料事如神，总不免要吃点小亏。
2. Daughter of the Islamic prophet Mohammed. She married Ali, among the first to embrace Islam, and is considered by Moslems to be one of the Four Perfect Women.
   法蒂玛伊斯兰先知穆罕默德的女儿。她嫁给了首批皈依伊斯兰教的阿里，被穆斯林认为是四个完美女人之一
3. The prophet said that war will break out.
   先知预言战争将爆发。

proph.et

n.（名词）
A person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed.
先知：受神启示而说话的人或作为表达神的意志的阐释者
A person gifted with profound moral insight and exceptional powers of expression.
预言者：有复杂的道德洞察力和非凡的表达能力的人
A predictor; a soothsayer.
预测未来者：断言者；预测未来者
The chief spokesperson of a movement or cause.
提倡者：运动或事业的主要发言人
Prophets (used with a sing. or pl. verb)Bible The second of the three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures, comprising the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve.See table at Bible
Prophets （与单数或复数动词连用）【圣经】 先知书：希伯来圣经三部分的第二部，包括约书亚记，士师记，撒母耳记，国王记，以撒记，耶利米书，以西结书和十二先知书参见 Bible

来源：
Middle English prophete
中古英语 prophete
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin prophôta
源自 拉丁语 prophôta
from Greek prophôtôs
源自 希腊语 prophôtôs
pro- [before] * see pro- 2
pro- [在…之前] *参见 pro-2
-phôtôs [speaker] from phanai [to speak] * see bh3- 2
-phôtôs [说话者] 源自 phanai [说话] *参见 bh3- 2

【引伸】
proph.ethood.
n.（名词）