soothsay

1 took the soothsayings published in the tabloids with a grain of salt

2 But it was powered by profound public discontent with Argentina’s sclerotic status quo, especially from a generation of younger voters who have seen little relief from years of endemic fiscal crisis and debt, and have no more patience for the appeals and soothsaying of the establishment.

3 For now, earthquakes remains the trickiest natural disaster to predict, but our earthquake soothsaying is improving, as geologists uncover the subtle secrets of the world-shaking movements along Earth’s many fault lines.

4 During the panel, Travers asked O’Dowd about Dusty’s reaction to the soothsaying device.

5 And this soothsaying is anything but soothing.

6 By the 17th century, English almanacs in particular were predicting plagues, earthquakes and other calamities with such profligacy that an industry of satirical almanacs sprang up to mock the earnest soothsaying of the others.

7 Now, with the latest episode out, those fans can rest easy — taking on the role of a soothsaying sorceress to deliver a hilarious commencement speech, Raja finally won her first star.

8 Few of the pundits who trumpet the long-term wisdom of Medicare for all or the negligible impact of deficit spending have the credentials for such soothsaying.

9 But, much like the appearance of a soothsaying gypsy in a Victorian novel, the mysterious Elena, with her provocative air and accented English, portends the switch from light satire to melodrama.

1 预知

previsional prescient prenotion prognosis prognostic foreknowledge presage prognostication prescience precognition prevision forefeel prognose divine prognosticate foreknow

2 预示

vaticinal predictive prophetic prophetical prefigurative annunciatory prelusive presage adumbration vaticination presignify sign promise predict signify omen bode foreshadow foretell portend augur prefigure betoken prognosticate adumbrate foretoken forerun foreshow ominous bodement type foreboding prefiguration signal prophesy forespeak pretypify indicate trail shadow typify harbinger bespeak betide forebode

3 预言

pythonic vaticinal predictory predictive sibylline mantic vatic fatidic pred. divining bodement message weird prediction oracle prophecy prodigy omen divination foreboding presage haruspication anticipate augur build predict divine prophesy foretell prognosticate crystal-ball forespeak vaticinate forecast predicate bode second-guess spae prophetic fateful prophetical augural prognostication soothsaying forebode auspicial oracular crystal anticipation auspicate prefigure sooth saying