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portents
UK //ˈpɔːtənts//US //ˈpɔːrtənts//
词源
源自拉丁语 'portentum'（预兆），由动词 'portendere'（预示）演变而来，16世纪进入英语。
noun
❶ 指预示未来事件（通常是不祥之事）的迹象或征兆，常用于描述自然界或超自然现象传递的警告信号。
“The dark clouds were seen as portents of an approaching storm.”
（乌云被视为暴风雨即将来临的征兆。）
“Ancient people often interpreted eclipses as portents of disaster.”
（古人常将日食解读为灾难的预兆。）
同义词:omen, sign, warning, forewarning, augury
常见短语
ill portents — 特指凶兆或不祥之兆，强调负面预感的强烈性。
“The howling wolves at midnight were taken as ill portents by the villagers.”
（午夜的狼嚎被村民们视为不祥之兆。）