prophet

prophet

英 ['prɒfɪt]
　　美 ['prɑfɪt]

n. 先知；預言者；提倡者

中文詞源：

prophet 預言傢，先知

來自拉丁語propheta,預言傢，先知，來自pro-,提前，-phet,說，來自PIE*bha,說，詞源同fate,phone.

例句：

1. He holds the belief that he is a latter-day prophet.
他深信自己是當代先知。

2. The faithful revered him then as a prophet.
那時，信徒們尊他為先知。

3. A prophet made a prophecy that the kingdom would fall.
一位預言傢預言那個王國將要滅亡.

4. The pity is that you are not a prophet.
可惜你不能未卜先知.

5. They accept the Prophet's precepts but reject some of his strictures.
他們接受先知的教訓,但拒絕他的種種約束.