西瓜单词

ominous是什么意思

ominous

英 ['ɒmɪnəs] 美 ['ɑmɪnəs]

ominous 不祥的

来自omen,预兆，预示，-ous,形容词后缀。即有预兆的，在早期也可指吉兆，现仅用来指凶兆，不祥的。

ominous (adj.): 1580s, from Latin ominosus "full of foreboding," from omen (genitive ominis) "foreboding" (see omen). Related: Ominousness.

1. The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous.

远处隆隆的雷声听着愈发惊心，要变天了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. It's an ominous development that may bode ill for the Russian parliament.: 进展很不顺利，对俄罗斯议会来说这可能是个坏兆头。