中文词源
seer 先知，预言家
see,看，-er,人。比喻用法。 seersucker 泡泡纱
英语词源
- seer (n.)
- late 14c., "one to whom divine revelations are made," agent noun from see (v.). Originally rendering Latin videns, Greek bleptor (from Hebrew roeh) in Bible translations (such as I Kings ix:9). Literal sense of "one who sees" is attested from early 15c.
权威例句
- 1. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results ( SEER ) Program established.
- 1973年,监测, 流行病学及预后 ( SEER ) 计划启动.
- 2. He was a New England seer and seeker.
- 他是新英格兰的先知,又是探索者.
- 3. He was considered a seer and a prophet.
- 他被看成一个先知和预言家.
- 4. Always the seer is a sayer.
- 预言者总是一个发言者.
- 5. The other shepherd was more outgoing, younger, and had seer something of the world.
- 另一个牧民比较开朗, 比较年轻, 也见过一些世面.