portent
英 [ˈpɔː.tent]
美 [ˈpɔːr.tent]
- n. 前兆；预示；迹象；异常之物
星级词汇:
记忆方法
1. por- "pro-, forth, forward" + tent-.
2. 字面含义：stretch forward.
3. => foretell, reveal; point out, indicate.
2. 字面含义：stretch forward.
3. => foretell, reveal; point out, indicate.
中文词源
portent 预示，预兆，（尤指）恶兆，凶兆
来自portend,预示，预兆，-t,过去分词格。词性由形容词变为名词。
英语词源
- portent (n.)
- 1560s, from Middle French portente, from Latin portentum "a sign, token, omen; monster, monstrosity," noun use of neuter of portentus, past participle of portendre (see portend).
权威例句
- 1. I hope this is a portent for the rest of the year.
- 我希望这对今年余下的时间是个兆头。
- 2. The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region.
- 那里发生的野蛮内战可能预示这一地区其他地方将会发生什么。
- 3. I see it as a portent of things to come.
- 我把它看作是将要到来的事物的前兆.
- 4. There came a Saturday morning ugly with the portent of storm.
- 有一个星期六早上,天昏地暗,暴风雨将临.
- 5. One encouraging portent is that more people are using the railway network.
- 使用铁路运输线的人数在上升,这是个好兆头.
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