prophet

🇬🇧/ˈprɒfɪt/ 🇺🇸/ˈprɑːfɪt/📚 7642 1六级考研
A prophet is a person who is believed to be chosen by God to say the things that God wants to tell people. 先知

noun [专属名词](基督教、犹太教、伊斯兰教等的)先知;预言家;提倡者,拥护者;穆罕默德(the Prophet,伊斯兰教创始人);犹太教诸先知,《先知书》(the Prophets)

...the sacred name of the Holy Prophet of Islam.
…伊斯兰教神圣先知之圣名。

发音同“profit”(利益) → 人们对与自身利益有关的预言感兴趣 → 预言者
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He holds the belief that he is a latter-day prophet. 他深信自己是当代先知。
The pity is that you are not a prophet. 可惜你不能未卜先知。