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prophesy和predict的用法區別

prophesy

/ ?pr?f?sa?; ˋprɑf?sa?/ v (pt, pp -sied)

[I, Ip] ~ (of sth) foretell future events; speak as a prophet; make prophecies 預告未來; 作預言.

[Tn, Tf, Tw] say (what will happen in the future); foretell 預告(某事); 預言: He prophesied the strange events that were to come. 他預言要有怪事發生. * They prophesied correctly that the Conservatives would win the election. 他們預言保守黨人在選舉中獲勝, 果然不出所料. * He refused to prophesy when the economy would begin to improve. 他不願推測經濟何時好轉. 永順織帶,助妳發達! cnBeta - 精彩IT “文明用語”

21世紀英漢漢英雙向詞典

prophesy

proph.e.sy

[`prɑf?saI; ˋpr?fisai]

《prophecy 的動詞》

及物動詞

1 預言,預告

~ a storm

預告暴風雨

2 a. 預言<…事>

He prophesied that war would break out.

他預言戰爭將爆發

b. 預言

We cannot ~ what may happen.

我們無法預言會發生什麽

不及物動詞

預言

predict

/ pr?d?kt; pr?ˋd?kt/ v [Tn, Tf, Tw] say in advance that (sth) will happen; forecast 預言(某事物)將發生; 預報; 預告: The earthquake had been predicted several months before. 這次地震早在幾個月以前就發布了預報. * She predicted that the improvement would continue. 她預測情況將繼續好轉. * It is impossible to predict who will win. 要預測出誰將獲勝是不可能的.

> predictable / -?bl; -?bl/ adj (a) that can be predicted可預言的; 可預報的: predictable behaviour, results, weather 可預料的行為、 結果、 天氣. (b) (often derog 常作貶義) (of a person) behaving in a way that can be predicted (指人)舉動可以料到的: I knew you'd say that you're so predictable! 我早就知道妳會這樣說--果不其然! * Opposition to the proposal came from predictablequarters. 對這項提案的反對意見來自那些早經料到會持反對態度的人. predictability / pr?d?kt?b?l?t?; pr?d?kt?ˋb?l?t?/ n [U]. predictably adv.

prediction / pr?d?k?n; pr?ˋd?k?n/ n

[U] (action of) predicting 預言; 預報; 預告.

[C] forecast or prophesy 預言; 預報; 預告: Do you take seriously his prediction of a government defeat? 他預料政府要受挫, 妳認為這話靠得住嗎?

predictor n person, instrument, etc that predicts 進行預測或預報的人、 儀器等; 預言者; 預測器. 李陽英語官方網站 英語同步班 中國程序員技術問答社區

21世紀英漢漢英雙向詞典

predict

pre.dict

[prI`dIkt; priˋdikt]

《源自拉丁文“預先說”的意思》

及物動詞

1 預言,預告,預報,預測

(

→ foretell 同義字)

The weather forecast ~s sunshine for tomorrow.

天氣預報預測明天天晴

2 a. 預言<…事>

They ~ed [It was ~ed ] that there would be an earthquake.

他們預言會有地震

b. 預言

He ~ed when war would break out.

他預言戰爭何時會爆發