seer

英 [sɪə(r)]

美 [sɪr]

n.  (尤指旧时)预言家，先知

复数：seers　

BNC.23438 / COCA.18420

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指旧时）预言家，先知
  (especially in the past) a person who claims that they can see what is going to happen in the future

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 预言者;先知
  Aseeris a person who tells people what will happen in the future.
  1. ...the writings of the 16th century French seer, Nostradamus.
     16世纪法国预言家诺斯特拉达穆斯的作品
  2. ...the economic seers who regularly provide The Economist with forecasts.
     定期为《经济学家》杂志提供前瞻性预测的经济预言家

英英释义

noun

• an authoritative person who divines the future
  Synonym:prophetprophesieroraclevaticinator
• an observer who perceives visually
  1. an incurable seer of movies
• a person with unusual powers of foresight
  Synonym:visionaryillusionist

双语例句

• She thought every line in the contour of his person the perfection of masculine beauty, his soul the soul of a saint, his intellect that of a seer.
  在她看来，他身上的每一根线条都是男性美的极点，他的灵魂就是一个圣徒的灵魂，他的智慧就是一个先知的智慧。
• To say," I am a subjectivist," or "I am an objectivist," is in my opinion like saying," I am a seer," or" I am a listener," but not both.
  比方说，“我是主观主义者”或者“我是个客观主义者”在我看来就类似在说“我是一个看客，”或“我是个听众，”但是仅仅指一方面。
• It must be seen by somebody outside it, but how can such a seer be subject to it?
  幻象必须在其外才能被看见，但是这样的一个人怎么会被幻象所左右？
• He stationed the Levites in the temple of the LORD with cymbals, harps and lyres in the way prescribed by David and GAD the king's seer and Nathan the prophet; this was commanded by the Lord through his prophets.
  王又派利未人在耶和华殿中敲钹、鼓瑟、弹琴、乃照大卫和他先见迦得、并先知拿单所吩咐的、就是耶和华藉先知所吩咐的。
• There is seeing, but no seer.
  有看，没有看的人。
• Why did Joseph Smith have to use a seer stone both before and after being called as a prophet?
  为什麽斯密约瑟在他被称为先知以前和以后都使用「先见宝石」？
• SEER also plays a role in the management of resources.
  SEER也同样在资源的管理中扮演角色。
• "How ugly?" the Seer asked.
  “有多丑？”这位先知问他。
• Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer.
  耶稣膏立他为先知先见。
• Recent years, the seasonal energy efficiency ( SEER) and integrated part-load value ( IPLV) are the evaluating methods for refrigeration and heat pump equipment.
  季节能效比（SEER）和综合部分负荷值（IPLV）是近年来出现的制冷和热泵装置能源效率评价指标。