seer

英 ['siːə; sɪə] 美[sɪr]
  • n. 预言家;幻想家;先知者

词态变化


复数: seers;

中文词源


seer 先知,预言家

see,看,-er,人。比喻用法。 seersucker 泡泡纱

英文词源


seer (n.)
late 14c., "one to whom divine revelations are made," agent noun from see (v.). Originally rendering Latin videns, Greek bleptor (from Hebrew roeh) in Bible translations (such as I Kings ix:9). Literal sense of "one who sees" is attested from early 15c.

双语例句


1. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results ( SEER ) Program established.
1973年,监测, 流行病学及预后 ( SEER ) 计划启动.

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2. He was a New England seer and seeker.
他是新英格兰的先知,又是探索者.

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3. He was considered a seer and a prophet.
他被看成一个先知和预言家.

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4. Always the seer is a sayer.
预言者总是一个发言者.

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5. The other shepherd was more outgoing, younger, and had seer something of the world.
另一个牧民比较开朗, 比较年轻, 也见过一些世面.

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