portent的中文翻译是什么意思

portent

US/ˈpɔrtent/
UK/ˈpɔ:tent/

n. 预兆; 征兆; 怪事; 奇物

portent柯林斯释义

N-COUNT预兆;征兆

A portent is something that indicates what is likely to happen in the future.

  • 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。

  • 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。

portent英文释义

Noun

1. a sign of something about to happen;

  • he looked for an omen before going into battle

portent场景例句

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.

In people's view, mask is both holy and portent, and thus mask taboo comes into being.

面具在一般人的心目中, 是神灵、魂、先的化身和载体,它既是神圣之物,也是危险 、 祥之物,由此产生了对面具的禁忌.

Betoken : To be or give a sign or portent of.

预示: 做或给出记号或预兆.

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.

Many saw this break with tradition as portent of a bad reign [ citation needed ] .

很多人认为这样打破传统就预示着爱德华将是一个 昏君.

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portent词性变形

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