单词 | fortune-tell |
释义 | > as lemmasˈfortune-tell ˈfortune-tell v. a back-formation from fortune-teller n.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > fortune-telling > tell someone's fortune [verb (transitive)] read1565 fortune-tella1616 redec1640 a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. ii. 173 Out of my doore, you Witch!.. Ile coniure you, Ile fortune-tell you. View more context for this quotation < as lemmas |
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