单词 | portentous |
释义 | portentous[pɒ:'tentəs]a. 前兆的, 不吉的, 可惊的, 自大的 portentous por.ten.tous AHD: [pôr-tµn“t…s, p½r-] D.J. [p%86tent*s, p*&r-]K.K. [p%r6tWnt*s, por-]adj.(形容词)1. Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding:预示凶事的;不祥的:“The present aspect of society is portentous of great change”(&b{Edward Bellamy})“现在的社会预示着重大变革的发生”(爱德华·贝拉米)2. Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe:怪异的;奇特的和敬畏的:“Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity”(&b{Herman Melville})“这样奇特而神秘的巨怪引起我强烈的兴趣”(赫尔曼·梅尔维尔)3. Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.自负的;自命不凡的继承用法:porten“tously adv.(副词)porten“tousness n.(名词) |
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