prophet

名词 n.
/ˈpɹɒf.ɪt/    /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
    — Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.
  2. Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

词形变化

prophets plural

词源

From Middle English prophete, from Anglo-Norman prophete, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “one who speaks for a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītga.
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