Prophet
[ 'prɑfɪt ]
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n. 预言家，先知;倡导者，主张者;
💡 词根助记
pro 在前 + phet=phanai说出 →→能提前说出的人 n.先知，预言者
📝 例句
A prophet made a prophecy that the kingdom would fall.
一位预言家预言那个王国将要灭亡.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“婆若烦他”:老婆若烦他,一定是预言家挑唆的
※ profit-利润,prophet-预言家:利润入谁家,去问预言家(同音)
※ pro-前缀“向前”,ph-PH值,et-E.T外星人:在测试外星人血液PH值前你就说出了准确数值,同事惊讶地称你为预言家
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-son-表示“声音”
📖 牛津释义
prophet
n
(fem 阴性作 prophetess )
1 [C] person who tells, or claims to be able to tell, what will happen in the future 预言者; 预言家
(joc 谑) I'm afraid I'm no weather prophet. 我可不会预测天气.
2
(a) (also Prophet) [C]
(in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) person who teaches religion and is, or claims to be, inspired by God （基督教、 犹太教及伊斯兰教的）先知（宣讲教义并称受到神灵启示者）
the Prophets of the Old Testament 《旧约》中的先知.
(b) the Prophet [sing]
the founder of the Muslim religion, Mohammed 穆罕默德（伊斯兰教创立人）.
(c) the Prophets [pl]
the prophetical books of the Old Testament （《旧约》中的）先知书.
3 [C] ~ (of sth) spokesman or advocate of a new belief, cause, theory, etc （一种新的信仰、 事业、 理论等的）鼓吹者, 提倡者
William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism. 威廉?莫里斯是社会主义的早期鼓吹者之一.
4 (idm 习语) a ,prophet of `doom person who holds or expresses pessimistic views about sth, esp about the future of the world 对某事物（尤指对世界的未来）持悲观看法或散布悲观言论者
If we had listened to the prophets of doom, we would never have started the project. 要是我们听信那些悲观者的论调, 那工程就永远不可能上马.
🎯 考研助记
利润(profit)入谁家，去问 预言家 前面(pro)的电话(ph)是外星人(et)打 先知的
🔁 扩展释义
*['prɒfit]n. 预言者, 先知, 提倡者
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-6」词汇
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Yes. I suggest taking a lot of vinegar.
是的。我建议多带些醋。
You will find that people will help you if you are ready to help them.
你会发现，如果你乐于帮助别人，别人也会帮助你。
There are also other varieties that do not live in groups at all.
还有别的类型的蜂，它们全然不过群体生活。