augury
预兆,征兆(augu+ry→[使事态扩大的]预兆,augur 愿意是“鸟”的意思,古人根据看到什么“鸟”来做出预料)
释义2:
augury
/ 5C:gjEri: /
◙ (pl. -ies)1. a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen• 预兆;征兆 »they heard the sound as an augury of death. 他们从那声音听到了死亡之兆。 [mass noun] the interpretation of omens• 占卜【语源】
1. late Middle English (in the sense divination): from Old French augurie or Latin augurium 'interpretation of omens', from augur (see augur )
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