soothsayer
n.占卜者
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soothsayer为短语/超纲词汇
soothsayer
/'su:θseɪə(r); `suθ,seɚ/ n (arch 古) fortune-teller; prophet 占卜者; 预言者
*the soothsayer in Shakespeare's `Julius Caesar' 莎士比亚的剧作《裘力斯·凯撒》中的预言家.
soothsayer
n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: sooth 'truth' (11-21 centuries) (from Old English soth, from soth 'true') + sayer]
old use someone who is believed to be able to say what will happen in the future