soothsayer

FREQ #45279

n. 预言者, 占卜者, 预测未来者, 螳螂

发音

US /ˈsuθˌseɪɚ/
UK /ˈsuːθˌseɪə/

词形变化

soothsayers 复数 soothsayers

别名

southsayer

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who attempts to predict the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner.

    预言家

    算命家

  2. 2.

    A mantis (Mantodea spp.)

  3. 3.

    One who tells the truth; a truthful person.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    A double dart moth (Graphiphora augur).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

predictor forecaster prognosticator

上位词 3

visionary seer illusionist

下位词 3

astrologer fortune-teller astrologist

词源

From Middle English sothsaier, zothziggere, by surface analysis, sooth (“truth”) + sayer.

来源：wiktionary