portent
英 ['pɔːtent; -t(ə)nt]
美 ['pɔrtɛnt]
助記提示
1. por- "pro-, forth, forward" + tent-.
2. 字麵含義：stretch forward.
3. => foretell, reveal; point out, indicate.
中文詞源
portent 預示，預兆，（尤指）惡兆，凶兆來自portend,預示，預兆，-t,過去分詞格。詞性由形容詞變為名詞。
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.
- 我希望這對今年餘下的時間是個兆頭。
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.
- 那裏發生的野蠻內戰可能預示這一地區其他地方將會發生什麽。
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.
- 有一個星期六早上,天昏地暗,暴風雨將臨.
來自辭典例句
- 5. One encouraging portent is that more people are using the railway network.
- 使用鐵路運輸線的人數在上升,這是個好兆頭.
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