[count]:a member of some religions (such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) who delivers messages that are believed to have come from God(基督教、犹太教、伊斯兰教等的)先知
the Old Testament prophets《圣经·旧约》中的先知
the words of the prophet先知的话
the Prophet Isaiah/Muhammad先知以赛亚/穆罕默德
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the Prophet — used as another name for Muhammad, the founder of Islam穆罕默德(伊斯兰教的创始人)
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a the Prophets:the writers of the books of the Bible that describe what will happen in the future(圣经中)先知书的作者
b Prophets:the part of the Bible that includes the books written by the Prophets.(圣经中的)先知书
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[count]:a person who states that something will happen in the future预言家
a stock market prophet [=a person who predicts what will happen in the stock market]股市预言家
the local weather prophet本地天气预报员
a prophet of doom [=someone who says that bad things will happen]悲观论者
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[count]:a person who teaches or spreads a new idea or belief倡导者;拥护者
the words of the prophet an economist who is regarded by many as a reliable prophet of future developments in the global economy
Recent Examples on the WebIn 2002, Warren Jeffs became the new prophet over the FLDS community. Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 The final window, which was finished in July, depicts the prophet Isaiah in the Temple of Jerusalem. Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 Finally, the apocryphal book of Maccabees describes the prophet Jeremiah’s efforts to hide the most important items from the Temple in a cave somewhere on the way from Jerusalem to Har Nevo (Mount Nebo). Gary Schiff, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Stanford economist and remote-work prophet Nicholas Bloom said any wave of white-collar outsourcing in the service sector wouldn’t begin until the pandemic has abated and executives can freely travel abroad once more. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 The canonical interpretation held that the devil intruded into the prophet’s inspirations, producing what appeared to be a temporary and tactically astute toleration of paganism. Reuel Marc Gerecht, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 The double prophet called down something, and 42 people were mauled by a bear. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 The book was partly inspired by the life of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2022 The three victims killed in a 10-day span shared variations of the name Hussain, popular in the Shiite community because of its association to the prophet’s grandson. Simon Romero, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English prophete, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin prophēta "spokesman or interpreter of a god" (Late Latin also prophētēs "revealer of God's will, foreteller of future events"), borrowed from Greek prophḗtēs "one who interprets the will of a god to humans, interpreter," (Septuagint) "revealer of God's will," (New Testament) "inspired preacher and teacher, foreteller of future events," from pro-pro- entry 1 + phē-, stem of phēmí, phánai "to speak, say" + -tēs, agent suffix — more at ban entry 1
Note: A few attestations in late Old English, apparently declined as a weak noun, are directly from Latin.
ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤false, true假先知;真先知◇Some believe that he was not a true prophet.有人認為他不是真正的預言家。➤great偉大的預言家▸➤biblical, Old Testament《聖經》中的/《舊約》中的先知PHRASES➤a prophet of doom (informal) 預言厄運的人◇In spite of the prophets of doom, her business proved very successful.儘管很多人並不看好,但她的生意證明非常成功。