村民们把那位神秘的老人视为预言家,因为他总能揭示未来的真相。

The villagers regarded the mysterious old man as a truth-sayer because he could always reveal hidden truths about the future.

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The villagers regarded the mysterious old man as a truth-sayer because he could always reveal hidden truths about the future.

truth-sayer 是由 truth(真相)和 sayer(说话者)组成的复合词。truth 指"真实、真相",sayer 来自动词 say(说)加后缀 -er 表示"说话的人"。 truth-sayer 字面意思是"说真话的人",在这里指能预言未来真相的人,即"预言家"。

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