ominous

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a. 恶兆的, 不吉利的, 预兆的

发音

UK /ˈɒmɪnəs/
其它
US /ˈɑmɪnəs/
CA /ˈɑmɪnəs/
CA /ˈɒmɪnəs/
US /ˈɒmɪnəs/
AU /ˈɔmɪnəs/
NZ /ˈɒmənəs/
NZ /ˈɔ̟mənəs/

词形变化

more ominous 比较级 most ominous 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

预兆的；不吉利的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.

    不祥

  2. 2.

    Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen

    California poll support for Jerry Brown's tax increases has ominous implications for U.S. taxpayers too Los Angeles Times Headline April 25, 2011

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 9

ill threatening sinister menacing forbidding inauspicious baleful minacious minatory

近义相关 2

alarming unpropitious

词源

From Latin ōminōsus (“full of foreboding”), from ōmen (“forbidden fruit, omen”), from Old Latin osmen, of uncertain origin, with many origins proposed (see ōmen).

来源：wiktionary