portentous
portentous 英 [pɔ:ˈtentəs] 美 [pɔrˈtentəs]
adj. 不祥的；预兆的；令人惊讶的
- The black crows slowly circling the front entrance to your office building at 6:00 am may have a portentous quality, meaning it seems like they’re an omen indicating something bad will happen.
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- adj. 不祥的；预兆的；令人惊讶的
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1. There are flaws, of course (and not just the portentous title).
当然，小说中也有瑕疵（还不只是那个怪异的书名）。
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2. The portentous Thinker I placed on the edge of the cupboard so that he looked down at the bath towel and waited for it to slip.
那个怪异的思考者，我把它放到了橱柜边缘，这样他好象在朝下盯着那条浴巾，等待着它掉下来。
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3. When a political journalist isn’t sure of their ground, the first rule is to keep things portentous, but vague.
当连一个政治记者都不知道自己立场时，第一守则是，保持预见性，但是很模糊地。
- portentous (adj.) 1540s, from Latin portentosus "monstrous, marvelous, threatening," from portentem "portent" (see portend). Related: Portentously.
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