prognostication

n.

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  • 英英释义

1. N-VAR 预言;预测 A prognostication is a statement about what you think will happen in the future. 
  • The country is currently obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.

    该国现在正弥漫着对未来的悲观预测。

Noun

1. a sign of something about to happen;

  • "he looked for an omen before going into battle"

2. a statement made about the future

3. knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)