auspicious
形容词 adj.
英 /ɔːˈspɪ.ʃəs/
美 /ɔˈspɪʃ.əs/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Of good omen; indicating future success.
— It was a boast of Napoleon, that the very weather owned the influence of his auspicious star—his triumphal entry, his procession, or his fête, were always marked by sunshine.
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Conducive to success.
— This is an auspicious day.
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Marked by success; prosperous.
— Therefore our ſometimes Siſter, novv our Queen, / Th’ imperiall Ioyntreſſe of this vvarlike State, / Haue vve, as ’tvvere, vvith a defeated ioy, / VVith one Auſpicious, and one Dropping eye, / VVith mirth in Funerall, and vvith Dirge in Marriage, / In equall Scale vveighing Delight and Dole / Taken to VVife […]
词汇关系
词源
From auspice + -ious, from Latin auspicium (“augury”), from auspex (“augur”), possibly via French.
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