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

• These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
  他们在自己的村庄，按着家谱计算，是大卫和先见撒母耳所派当这紧要职任的。
• 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。
• 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。
• "How ugly?" the Seer asked.
  “有多丑？”这位先知问他。
• 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」？
• During a typical year the90 or100 most critical SSA projects are estimated using SEER parametric modeling solutions.
  在一个典型的年份期间，90或者100个最关键的SSA项目是使用SEER参数建模解决方案被评估的。
• SEER enables users to measure actual project performance and progress against expected outcomes ( schedule, resources, and defects).
  SEER使得用户能够度量实际的项目性能和过程预期结果（进度、资源和缺陷）。
• No one really understands exactly how prophecy works or why, and every Seer's experience seems to be different anyway.
  没人真的明白预言到底是怎么运作的，无论如何，每个预言者的经历好像都不一样。
• 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。
• I hope you will find your own seer hairdresser.
  我希望你可以找到你自己的预言美发师。