| 单词 | prophet of doom |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprophet of doom c. prophet of doom n.a person who predicts disaster, a doomsayer; a person who is (esp. unduly) pessimistic about the future.In quot. 1862 used figuratively of a watch. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > one who predicts > misfortune scritch owl1595 screech owl1602 raven1606 croaker1637 Balaam1649 prophet of doom1862 Doomie1945 1862 W. C. Bennett Poems 370 Prophet of doom, thou for ever art numbering Life's hours as they go. 1892 New Eng. Mag. Apr. 75/2 Parker Pilsbury, stern prophet of doom, with his deep, uncompromising voice and beetling brows,..stirred up the indifferent people. 1919 W. T. Grenfell Labrador Doctor xxvi. 411 The subtle humour of W. W. Jacobs has shown us that pessimism is an attribute of the village ‘pub’ also. The alcoholic is always a prophet of doom. 1974 Radio Times 28 Feb. 25 I suppose I did use to be a prophet of doom. 2005 Daily Mail (Nexis) 19 Jan. 75 Some tracks and meetings may be lost if hunting is banned..but don't believe the prophets of doom. < as lemmas |
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