prognostication/prɔgˌnɔstɪˈkeɪʃn; prɑɡˌnɑstɪ`keʃən/ n(fml 文)(a) [U] prognosticating 预言; 预报.(b) [C] thing that is prognosticated 预言或预报的事物; 预兆 His gloomy prognostications proved to be false. 他那悲观的预测已证明是错误的.
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