
portentous
词源
源自拉丁语 'portentosus',由 'portentum'(预兆、征兆)派生而来,最早出现在16世纪英语中。
adjective
❶ 形容某事预示重大或灾难性事件即将发生,带有不祥的征兆感。常用于描述天气、事件或氛围。
“The dark clouds had a portentous look, suggesting a storm was coming.”
(乌云密布,预示着一场暴风雨即将来临。)
“His portentous silence made everyone in the room nervous.”
(他意味深长的沉默让房间里的每个人都感到紧张。)
❶ 形容某人或某物显得过分严肃或装腔作势,带有夸张或做作的感觉。
“He adopted a portentous tone when announcing the trivial news.”
(他在宣布这条微不足道的消息时,故意用一种装腔作势的语气。)
“The actor's portentous delivery of the lines made the audience laugh.”
(演员夸张的台词表演让观众忍不住发笑。)
常见短语
portentous silence — 指一种充满预示性的沉默,让人感到不安或期待重大事情发生。
“The portentous silence before the verdict was announced made everyone anxious.”
(宣判前那种充满预示性的沉默让所有人都感到焦虑。)
portentous event — 指具有重大意义或预示性的事件,通常暗示未来可能发生重要变化。
“Many historians consider the fall of the Berlin Wall a portentous event in modern history.”
(许多历史学家认为柏林墙的倒塌是现代历史上一个具有重大意义的事件。)