augury
n. (古罗马)占卜术,占卜仪式; 预兆
An augury is a sign of what will happen in the future.
The auguries of death are fast gathering round his head.
死亡凶兆迅速地在他脑海中盘旋。
1. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come;
The maritime passage was a good augury for the aerial passage.
顺利的航海仿佛也是航空的好预兆.
The emperor blindly worshipped divination by augury and mystical intepretation of Confucianist texts.
这位皇帝非常迷信谶纬之言.
Still others believe it is a superstitious book augury.
许多人认为《周易》一部占卜的书,算命有关,涉嫌“迷信”.
He hoped it was an augury.
他希望这是一个征兆.
So the augury ballad became a social culture phenomenon which had extensive influence.
所以谶谣是对唐代社会具有广泛影响的文化现象.