prophecy

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prophecy 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 预言, 预言能力

英文释义

n. knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

n. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

prophecy 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 prophecy 在自然语境里怎么用：

From Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI.

—— The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

The moral of these chapters is that prophecy has always been about power.

—— Prophets used to be executed for being wrong. While the penalties are less severe, the lure of prediction remains the same

Speech-act theory explains why predictions like these can become self-fulfilling prophecies.

—— Prophets used to be executed for being wrong. While the penalties are less severe, the lure of prediction remains the same

The author makes a strong case that since prophecy shapes the future, we need to take the ethics of prediction seriously.

—— Prophets used to be executed for being wrong. While the penalties are less severe, the lure of prediction remains the same

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