ominous
英 ['?m?n?s]
美['ɑm?n?s]
- adj. 預兆的；不吉利的
TEM8IELTSGRE低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?more ominous;最高級:?most ominous;副詞:?ominously;
中文詞源
ominous 不祥的
來自omen,預兆，預示，-ous,形容詞后綴。即有預兆的，在早期也可指吉兆，現(xiàn)僅用來指兇兆，不祥的。
英文詞源
- ominous (adj.)
- 1580s, from Latin ominosus "full of foreboding," from omen (genitive ominis) "foreboding" (see omen). Related: Ominousness.
雙語例句
- 1. The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous.
- 遠處隆隆的雷聲聽著愈發(fā)驚心，要變天了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's an ominous development that may bode ill for the Russian parliament.
- 進展很不順利，對俄羅斯議會來說這可能是個壞兆頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. This ominous warning soon proved prophetic.
- 這個不祥的警告很快證明是有預見性的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
- 不祥的陰霾在頭頂上匯聚。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.
- 那些烏云對我們的野餐來說是個不祥之兆.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》