omen

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈəʊ̯mən/|/ˈɵ̞ʊ̯mən/    美 /ˈoʊ̯mən/|/ˈɔʊ̯mən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
    — The ghost's appearance was an ill omen.
  2. A thing of prophetic significance.
    — A sign of ill omen.
动词 v.
  1. To be an omen of. transitive
  2. To divine or predict from omens. intransitive

词形变化

omens plural omens present,singular,third-person omening participle,present omened participle,past omened past

词汇关系

近义词
augury auspice foreshadowing foretoken forewarning harbinger herald hint indication oracle portent prediction prophecy sign signal token warning danger sign straw in the wind omen prognostic forecast presage writing on the wall prognosticate betoken foretell portend foreshadow bode augur prefigure predict auspicate
下位词
boding foreboding warning
衍生词
absit omen bird of ill omen omenic omenless
相关词
ominous abomination oracle predict augury foreboding portend portent stars are aligned

词源

词源 1
From Latin ōmen (“foreboding, omen”).
词源 2
From Latin ōmen (“foreboding, omen”).
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