prophecies是什么意思,prophecies怎么读,
self-fulfilling prophecy自我应验的预言
1.Paper losses were estimated in astronomical numbers and denials were disbelieved; prophecies of doom were, in the nature of the case, self-fulfilling.
(注1)账面损失估计是天文数字而且否认声明不会被接受;末日将至的预期理所当然地会自我实现。
2.In fact, only one copy of Agnes Nutter's prophecies remained in the entire world.
事实上,全世界只剩下一本艾格尼丝·风姿的预言书。
3.Unfortunately, movies like the Other Woman are self-fulfilling prophecies for the studios.
不幸的是,《情敌复仇战》这样的影片成为电影公司自我实现的预言。
4.Moreover if, as I expect, the dire prophecies of GM doom fail to materialise, the feeling of let-down may spill over into complacency about real risks.
而且——如我所预料的那样——如果转基因灾难的可怕预言未能成为现实,失望的情绪将会转变为对(其他)实际风险的忽视。
5.That's how it's been explained by many different accurate sources, in my opinion, including ancient prophecies that speak of the coming of a Golden Age.
这就是为许多不同的精确来源所解释到的,依我看来,(这些来源)包括古代预言提到的一个黄金时代的到来。