portent
US /ˈpɔːr.tent/
UK /ˈpɔː.tent/
名詞
預兆, 徵兆
a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen
範例:
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The sudden silence was a portent of the coming storm.
突然的寂靜是暴風雨即將來臨的預兆。
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Many saw the comet as a portent of disaster.
許多人將彗星視為災難的預兆。