| 单词 | soothsayer |
| 释义 | soothsayer (once / 5164 pages) n A soothsayer is someone who can foretell the future. If the convincing soothsayer at the state fair tells you you'll soon meet someone tall, dark, and handsome, you'll probably keep your eye out for someone who fits that description. A fortune teller is also known as a soothsayer, or someone who claims to be able to predict the future. Long ago, a soothsayer might have been considered a useful consultant, even for a government, but today soothsayers are more likely to be scoffed at. Still, there are many soothsayers who have successful businesses telling people's fortunes and giving advice. Soothsayer comes from the Old English word for "truth," combined with "say," together meaning "an act of speaking the truth." WORD FAMILYsoothsayer: soothsayers USAGE EXAMPLESIn Hermann Hesse’s book “Siddhartha,” from 1922, the river is a mirror that reflects or reveals challenging truths—a numinous and unflinching soothsayer. The New Yorker(Nov 15, 2016) After all, this is a country where past leaders made crucial political decisions only after seeing their favorite soothsayers. Seattle Times(Nov 14, 2016) The existence of such an outfit is a reminder of how pervasive soothsayers and their like are in Asia. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) n someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper forecaster, predictor, prognosticator Michel de Notredame French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566) astrologer, astrologist someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon fortune teller, fortunetellera person who foretells your personal future chiromancer, palmist, palmisterfortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms sibyla woman who tells fortunes illusionist, seer, visionary a person with unusual powers of foresight |
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