音标:['su:θseiә] ;
n. 预言者, 占卜者, 预测未来者, 螳螂
n someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
词型变化:名词复数形式 : soothsayers
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soothsayer的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. A soothsayer in my village says I'll find a sword.村里的一个占卜者说,我会找到一把剑。

经典引文

  • A soothsayer revealed..that they would never defeat the Trojans without..Philoctetes.

    出自:P. Lomas
【近义词】

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