prophetess

英 [ˌprɒfɪˈtes] 美 [ˈprɑːfɪtəs]

n.  女预言家; 女倡导者

复数:prophetesses

BNC.49091 / COCA.40995



牛津词典

noun

  1. 女预言家;女倡导者
    a woman who is a prophet(1) , (3) , (4)

    双语例句

    1. He was said to BE bringing back Priam's daughter Cassandra, the prophetess, as his wife in all but name.
      听说他还要把普里阿摩斯的女儿预言家卡桑德拉带回家来作虽无名份却是实在的妻子。
    2. Hilkiah and those the king had sent with him went to speak to the prophetess Huldah, who was the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe.
      于是,希勒家和王所派的众人都去见女先知户勒大。户勒大是掌管礼服沙龙的妻,沙龙是哈斯拉的孙子、特瓦的儿子。
    3. And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
      有一位女先知名叫底波拉,是拉比多的妻,当时作以色列的士师。
    4. My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
      我的神阿,多比雅,叁巴拉,女先知挪亚底,和其馀的先知要叫我惧怕,求你记念他们所行的这些事。
    5. She might, in one of her phases, have been a prophetess.
      她也许会在自己的某一时期成为一名女先知。
    6. ( classical mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed.
      (古典神话)特洛伊战争时的特洛伊的女预言家,她的预言是正确的但是不为人所信。
    7. He was of the Tribe of Judah and his wife was a prophetess.
      他是属犹大支派,他的妻子是位女先知。
    8. And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
      亚伦的姊姊,女先知米利暗,手里拿着鼓,众妇女也跟她出去拿鼓跳舞。
    9. A Prophetess in a Sinful World
      罪恶世界的女先知
    10. Living in a world with corrupt morals and ethic disorder, which could be perceived as the parable of religious apocalypse and prophecy, O'Connor was hailed as the prophetess in a sinful world.
      奥康纳所生活的美国南方充满着各种精神和道德的混乱,完全可以作为阐发警世的宗教启示和宗教预言的隐喻世界。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a woman prophet