portent

英['pɔːtent;-t(ə)nt] 美['pɔrtɛnt]
  • n. 前兆;预示;迹象;异常之物

词态变化


复数: portents;

助记提示


1. por- "pro-, forth, forward" + tent-.
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。

英文词源


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).

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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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