portent
英['p??tent;-t(?)nt]
美['p?rt?nt]
- n. 前兆；預(yù)示；跡象；異常之物
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?portents;
助記提示
1. por- "pro-, forth, forward" + tent-.
2. 字面含義：stretch forward.
3. => foretell, reveal; point out, indicate.
中文詞源
portent 預(yù)示，預(yù)兆，（尤指）惡兆，兇兆
來自portend,預(yù)示，預(yù)兆，-t,過去分詞格。詞性由形容詞變?yōu)槊~。
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. I hope this is a portent for the rest of the year.
- 我希望這對(duì)今年余下的時(shí)間是個(gè)兆頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region.
- 那里發(fā)生的野蠻內(nèi)戰(zhàn)可能預(yù)示這一地區(qū)其他地方將會(huì)發(fā)生什么。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I see it as a portent of things to come.
- 我把它看作是將要到來的事物的前兆.
來自辭典例句
- 4. There came a Saturday morning ugly with the portent of storm.
- 有一個(gè)星期六早上,天昏地暗,暴風(fēng)雨將臨.
來自辭典例句
- 5. One encouraging portent is that more people are using the railway network.
- 使用鐵路運(yùn)輸線的人數(shù)在上升,這是個(gè)好兆頭.
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