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源自中古英语 'seer',与古英语 'sēon'(意为“看”)相关,最终源自原始日耳曼语。
❶ 指能够预见未来或拥有超自然洞察力的人,通常与宗教或神秘传统相关。
“The ancient seers predicted the coming of a great flood.”
(古代先知预言了一场大洪水的到来。)
“Many cultures have stories of seers who could communicate with spirits.”
(许多文化中都有能与神灵沟通的先知的故事。)
seers of old — 指古代的先知或预言家,常用于描述历史或传说中的智者。
“The seers of old foretold many events that later came to pass.”
(古代的先知预言了许多后来发生的事件。)