portent

portent
[ˈpɔːtɛnt, -t(ə)nt]
noun
  1. a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen
    （重大或灾难事件可能发生的）迹象，征兆
    many birds are regarded as being portents of death.
    许多鸟被认为是死亡的征兆。
    ■[mass noun]future significance
    未来意义
    an omen of grave portent for the tribe.
    对该部落有重大未来意义的征兆。
  2. (archaic)an exceptional or wonderful person or thing
    (古)奇才；奇事，奇观
    what portent can be greater than a pious notary?.
    有什么奇才能够比一个虔诚的公证人更伟大的呢？。
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin portentum 'omen, token', from the verb portendere (see portend)
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