| 词汇 | soothsayer |
| 释义 | soothsayer noun[ C ] old useuk /ˈsuːθˌseɪ.ər/ us /ˈsuːθˌseɪ.ɚ/ a person who is believed to have the ability to know and tell what will happen in the future预言家，占卜者 Synonyms seerliterary visionary(RELIGIOUS) Compare forecaster predictor People who make predictions clairvoyant diviner doomsayer forecaster fortune teller futurist futurologist harbinger palmist prophet prophetess psychic seer sibyl visionary You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: People who perform magic or have paranormal abilities Examples of soothsayersoothsayer The soothsayers answered that it was an ill omen for it meant the destruction of the city and the death of many. This stripped the future of its magic, to which all those succumb who turn to the soothsayers for enlightenment. It does not need a soothsayer to predict that the measure will soon come to considerable grief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has examined the auguries, and listened to the soothsayers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not need to be a soothsayer to recount the problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This would require the actuary to be a seer or a soothsayer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that his forecasts and the soothsayers will be proved wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that his outside soothsayers are a little more up-to-date than those his predecessor was wont to consult. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is a pleasant individual, who has been placed in his office, perhaps because of his personality, to act as a political soothsayer in the countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think they are much more likely to be astrologers, soothsayers or conceivably oppositions promising not only the earth but the energy of the sun and the stars as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not it really absurd to expect a judge—whatever a soothsayer may be able to do—to be able to assess whether a woman may get married or not? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that we should bring to an end the soothsayers of slimming pills and magic potions and return to a sensible approach to our lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An eager public, proferred such fantasies by men of great rhetorical skill, applaud these false soothsayers and turn savagely on the realists who would take away their sweet dreams. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He begins to question himself about the prophecy of the soothsayer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. According to soothsayers the knot had to be found and untied before the curse could be lifted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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