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prophetic + noun
常用作定语，修饰话语、梦、愿景等名词，表示‘具有预言性质的’。
Her prophetic words about the crisis came true.
她关于这场危机的预言性话语成真了。
预言的；预示的；先知的
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预言的；预示的；先知的
predicting or indicating what will happen in the future, as if by supernatural power
Her prophetic words about the crisis came true.
她关于这场危机的预言性话语成真了。
具有预言能力的；有先见之明的。
Having the ability to prophesize; prescient.
预言的；与预言或先知有关的。
Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.
预言所预示的；如预言所言的。
Predicted, as by a prophecy.
Her prediction about the storm turned out to be prophetic.
她对暴风雨的预言后来果然成真。
The old man's words sounded strangely prophetic to the young engineer.
那位老人的话在年轻工程师听来有种奇怪的预言意味。
Many consider the novel's ending prophetic of later social changes.
许多人认为这部小说的结局预示了后来社会的变化。
常用作定语，修饰话语、梦、愿景等名词，表示‘具有预言性质的’。
Her prophetic words about the crisis came true.
她关于这场危机的预言性话语成真了。
be prophetic of 表示‘预示着……’，主语常是事件或迹象。
The meeting was prophetic of the conflicts that followed.
这次会议预示了后来发生的冲突。
用于系动词后作表语，强调事后看来具有预言性。
His early warnings proved prophetic.
他早先的警告后来证明是有预见性的。
Not this
He prophetic last week that it would rain.
Use this
He prophesied last week that it would rain.
英文中 prophetic 是形容词，表示“预言的”；动词“预言”是 prophesy，过去式为 prophesied。汉语“预言”兼作动词与名词，因此学习者容易把形容词 prophetic 当作动词使用。改为 prophesied 后，句子的谓语动词成立，并保持过去时。
Not this
The fortune teller's prophetic was confusing.
Use this
The fortune teller's prophecy was confusing.
prophetic 是形容词，不能作名词；名词“预言、预言的内容”是 prophecy（注意拼写与动词 prophesy 不同）。学习者受汉语“预言”名词用法的影响，误将 prophetic 当作名词。改用 prophecy 后符合语法。
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预言般的话语
Her prophetic words about the economic crisis proved true.
她关于经济危机的预言般的话语被证实了。
预示性的梦
He had a prophetic dream that warned him of the danger.
他做了一个预示性的梦，警告他有危险。
预见性的远见
The novel contains a prophetic vision of a world without privacy.
这部小说包含了对一个没有隐私的世界的预见性远见。
预言性的警告
The scientist's prophetic warning about climate change went unheeded.
这位科学家关于气候变化的预言性警告未被理会。
预示性意义
The eclipse was given prophetic significance by ancient astronomers.
古代天文学家认为这次日食具有预示性意义。
预言式的发言
His prophetic utterance about the team's victory astonished everyone.
他关于球队胜利的预言式发言让所有人惊讶。
广袤世界那预言性的灵魂，梦想着未来之事。
His warning about the economic crisis proved prophetic.
他对经济危机的警告后来被证明是有先见之明的。
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prophetic 由 prophet（先知）变来，想到先知开口，就是在预言未来。
语域：neutral 常见场景：宗教或文学作品、新闻报道或评论、日常对话中的比喻 prophetic 通常多用于书面语和正式场合，也可在日常对话中用来表示“预言性的”或“有预见性的”；口语中不算很常见。
All six words rhyme with prophetic (/prəˈfetɪk/): they share the stressed vowel /e/ followed by /tɪk/. Watch out: 'prophecy' (/ˈprɒfɪsi/) looks similar in spelling but does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.