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the seer of [sth]
of后接领域或群体。
She was known as the seer of the tribe.
她被称为部落的女先知。
预言家；先知；能预知未来的人
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预言家；先知；能预知未来的人
a person who can foretell the future; a prophet or clairvoyant
She was known as the seer of the tribe.
她被称为部落的女先知。
预言未来的人；通灵者、先知、占卜者或预测者。
One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.
亲眼目睹某事的人；目击者。
One who sees something; an eyewitness.
The village seer predicted a harsh winter.
村里的预言者预测了一个严冬。
Ancient seers were often consulted before important decisions.
古代的先知在做出重要决定前常被请教。
Many people travel far to seek advice from the famous seer.
许多人远道而来向这位著名的先知寻求建议。
of后接领域或群体。
She was known as the seer of the tribe.
她被称为部落的女先知。
定语从句修饰seer。
A seer who foretold the future lived in the village.
一个预言未来的先知住在村子里。
固定搭配，表示请教先知。
In ancient times, people would consult a seer before important decisions.
在古代，人们在重大决定前会咨询先知。
Not this
He seers the future.
Use this
He sees the future.
“seer” 是名词，意为‘预言者’，不可用作动词；表示‘看见’应使用动词 see。
Not this
I am a seer of this painting.
Use this
I am a viewer of this painting.
“seer” 特指具有预言能力的人，不指普通观察者；‘观看者’应使用 viewer 或 observer。
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盲眼先知
The blind seer warned the king not to trust his advisor.
那位盲眼先知警告国王不要信任他的谋士。
古代先知
Ancient seers often used stars to foretell events.
古代先知们常常借助星星来预言事件。
乡村预言者
The village seer predicted a good harvest this year.
村里的预言者预言今年会有个好收成。
占卜石
Some people believe a seer stone can reveal hidden things.
有些人相信占卜石能揭示隐藏的事物。
先知和预言者
Many called her a prophet and seer because of her visions.
许多人因她的异象而称她为先知和预言者。
预言者的异象
The seer's vision warned of a coming drought.
预言者的异象警告说将有旱灾来临。
从前以色列中，若有人去问神，就说：我们问先见去吧！因为现在称为先知的，从前称为先见。
The seer warned the village of the coming storm.
先知警告村民暴风雨即将来临。
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seer = see（看见）+ er（人）：能看见未来的人即先知；也指亲眼目睹者。
语域：formal 常见场景：神话传说、宗教典籍、文学创作 该词比较正式，多用于书面语或特定叙事（如神话、宗教、文学作品）中，日常口语中较少见。作“先知”解时较为常见，作“目击者”解时则非常少见且带有古旧或诗意色彩。
see /siː/ and bee /biː/ sound like the first syllable of seer /ˈsiə/. The -eer words (beer, deer, peer, cheer) are spelling lookalikes, not true rhymes: they use the /ɪə/ vowel (or /ɪr/ in American English), while seer is /ˈsiə/ = see + er.
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