解释
- n. 算命者;预言者
※ 提供单词"soothsayer"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照,中英文词源、例句和用法等。
中文词源
soothsayer 占卜者,预言家
sooth,真实,事实,-say,说,-er,人。即说出事实真相的人,引申词义占卜者,预言家。
英文词源
- soothsayer (n.)
- mid-14c., zoþ ziggere (Kentish), "one who speaks truth,;" late 14c., sothseggere, "fortune-teller;" see sooth + say. Old English had soðsagu "act of speaking the truth."
例句和用法
- 1. People in Guatemala watched their soothsayer's leg; if the leg muscles twitched, the future looked bright.
- 危地马拉人算命时眼睛盯着占卜者的左腿: 如果右腿的肌肉颤动, 那就表示前途光明.
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