prophesy

• vt. 預言；預告
• vi. 預言；預報；傳教

動詞，來自prophecy拚寫變體。詞性差別比較device,devise.

prophesy (v.)

mid-14c., prophecein, prophesein, from Old French prophecier (13c.), from prophecie (see prophecy). The noun and verb spellings were not fully differentiated until 18c. Related: Prophesied; prophesying.

1. He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.

他敢預言未來將發生什麽事.

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2. I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.

我預言他將重操舊業.

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3. Monks and nuns who prophesy are not of that rareness.

說預言的修士和修女,很少有這個祥子的.

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4. We cannot prophesy what may happen.

我們無法預言會發生什麽.

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5. Does he ever prophesy right?

他的預言靈驗 嗎 ?

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