prophetic

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having the ability to prophesize; prescient. not-comparable
    — [Ghost] But know thou noble Youth: he that did sting / Thy fathers heart, now weares his Crowne. / Ham. O my prophetike soule, my uncle! my uncle!
  2. Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet. not-comparable
  3. Predicted, as by a prophecy. not-comparable
    — And fears are oft prophetic of the event.

词形变化

prophetical alternative prophetick alternative,obsolete

词源

Borrowed from Middle French prophétique, from Latin prophēticus, from Ancient Greek προφητικός (prophētikós), equivalent to prophet + -ic.
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