“自我应验的预言”常见的英文表达是 self-fulfilling prophecy。
例句：The teacher's low expectations for some students became a self-fulfilling prophecy, as those students performed poorly due to the lack of encouragement.（老师对一些学生期望过低，结果这成了一个自我应验的预言，由于缺乏鼓励，这些学生表现不佳 。 ）