英语单词

fortune-teller是什么意思

fortune-teller

['fɔ:tʃən,telə]
  • n. 算命者;占卜者;用算命来欺诈的人

中文词源


fortune-teller 算命先生,发财先生

即预测财富的先生,算命先生。

英文词源


fortune-teller (n.)
also fortuneteller, 1580s, from fortune + teller. Verbal phrase tellen fortune is from early 15c.; verbal noun fortune-telling is by 1570s.

双语例句


1. She built up her fortune by cannily playing the stock market.
她炒股有方,发了大财。

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2. Jane is determined to hold on to her fortune.
简决心要守住自己的财产。

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3. When fortune smiled on him, he made the most of it.
当好运来临时,他充分把握住了。

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4. Good fortune will follow you, both in this world and the next.
无论今世还是来生,好运都会伴随你。

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5. The late Earl passed on much of his fortune to his daughter.
已故伯爵将他的大部分财产传给了女儿。

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