中英互译
portent
英 /ˈpɔːtent/美 /ˈpɔːrtent/
基本释义
- n.前兆;预示;迹象;异常之物
SAT
双语例句
- But it is a miserable portent for the future.但是这预示着美国不乐观的未来。
- But January's rise in the claimant count is a worrying portent.但是一月份申请人数的增加是一个令人担忧的预兆。
- I have become like a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.许多人以我为怪。但你是我坚固的避难所。
网络短语
- A Mysterious Portent神秘的征兆
- Production portent制作部
- The Portent of Darkness黑暗的前兆
- Propitious Portent瑞兆
- constituting a portent有危险的
词语扩展
n.
前兆;预示;迹象;异常之物
词义分布
前兆
33.3%
征兆
22.2%
先兆
16.7%
预示
16.7%
怪事
11.1%
英英释义
- n.a sign of something about to happen
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。
- portentBorrowing from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“I predict, I foretell”).