auspicate

vt. 以讨吉利的仪式着手做

词形变化

auspicated auspicates 三单 auspicates auspicating auspicating 现在分词 auspicated 过去式 auspicated 过去分词 more auspicate 比较级 most auspicate 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To foreshow; to foretoken.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Auspicious.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

predict omen forecast bode augur foretell betoken foreshadow portend prefigure

上位词 10

get start point begin signal indicate commence set about set out start out

下位词 2

threaten foreshow

词源

From Latin auspicatus, past participle of auspicari "to take auspices", from auspex "bird seer", "augur", a contraction of avispex; avis "bird" + specere, spicere, "to view".

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