預言

Question 1

foretell

Answer 1

foretell [forˈtɛl]
(v) 預言
(MW1) to describe (something) before it happens
(MW2) to tell beforehand (在…之前) : PREDICT
[源] fore- (before) + tell，預言就是 “先說”。
[例] A 16th-century astrologer (占星家) who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events.

Question 2

forebode

Answer 2

forebode [forˈbod]
(v) 預言 (= predict)
(MW) FORETELL, PORTEND
[衍] foreboding (a) “預言的”。
[例] That police car parked outsidethe house doesn’tforebode well.

Question 3

foreshadow

Answer 3

foreshadow [forˈʃædo]
(v) 預言
(MW1) to give a suggestionof (something that hasnotyet happened)
(MW2) to represent, indicate,or typify beforehand: PREFIGURE
[源] fore- (before) + shadow，“預言”是未見其人先見其 “影”。
[例] Her early interestin airplanes foreshadowed her later career asa pilot.

Question 4

presage

Answer 4

presage [ˈprɛsɪdʒ]
(v) 預言 (= predict)
(MW1) to give or be a signof (something that will happenor develop in the future)
(MW2) FORETELL, PREDICT
[衍] presage [ˈprɛsɪdʒ] (n) “預言”。
[例] Many investorsare worried that the current slowdowncould presage another recession.Ÿ

Question 5

portend

Answer 5

portend [porˈtɛnd]
(v) 預言(“壞事” 即將發生)
(MW1) to be a signor warning that something usually bad orunpleasant is going tohappen
(MW2) to givean omen or anticipatory signof
[衍] portent [ˈportɛnt] (n) something that foreshadows acoming event: OMEN, SIGN “徵兆”。
[例] If you’re superstitious (迷信的) , a black cat portends trouble.

Question 6

prognosticate

Answer 6

prognosticate [prɑgˈnɑstɪˌket]
(v) 預言
(MW) to foretell from signs or symptoms: PREDICT
[源] pro- (= pre-, before) + gnos- (know) ，預言就是 “先知道”。
[衍] prognostication [prɑgˌnɑstɪˈkeʃən] (n) “預言”。
[例] using currenttrends to prognosticate what the workplace of thefuture will be like

Question 7

augur

Answer 7

augur [ˈɔgɚ]
(v) 預言
(MW1) to show or suggest something that might happenin the future
(MW2) to predict the future especially from omens (徵兆)
[例] the extendedinterview augurs well for your acceptanceinto that lawschool
[源] au- (= av-, bird) ，古羅馬占卜官 (augur) 看 “鳥” 飛行方向預測未來。
[衍] augur [ˈɔgjərɪ] (n) OMEN, PORTENT “徵兆”。
[衍] augur [ˈɔgɚ] (n) one held to foretellevents by omens“預言家”。

Question 8

prophesy

Answer 8

prophesy [ˈprɑfəˌsaɪ]
(v) 預言
(MW1) to state that somethingwill happen in thefuture
(MW2) to predictwith assurance or on the basisof mystic (神秘的) knowledge
[源] pro- (= pre-,before) ，phe- (= fa-, fe-,pha-, speak) + -sy (動尾) ，預言就是 “先說”。
[衍] prophecy [ˈprɑfəsɪ] (n) “預言”。
[衍] prophetic [prəˈfɛtɪk] (a) “預言的”。
[衍] prophet [ˈprɑfɪt] (n) one who foretells future events:PREDICTOR “先知”。
[例] The book claims that modernevents were prophesied in ancient times.
[解] 注意動、名詞之間的變化：prophesy (動) → prophecy (名) 。此字來自 prophet，指宗教上的 “先知” (如穆罕默德) ，故此字常帶有 “宗教” 意涵，如馬雅文明對世界末日 (2012 年) 的預言。