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  • adj. 凶兆的, 有危险的
  • [英] adj. 凶兆的, 有危险的 ( constituting a portent)
  • [类] 反义词: regular ( 正常的)
  • [例] Portentous dark clouds loomed overhead.

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adjective

  • Date: 15th century
  • 1. of, relating to, or constituting a portent <suspense, portentous foreshadowing, hints of sinister and violent mysteries — Francine Prose>
  • 2. eliciting amazement or wonder ; prodigious
  • 3.
    • a. being a grave or serious matter <portentous decisions>
    • b. self-consciously solemn or important ; pompous <portentous declamation unsalted by the least trace of humor — W. H. Pritchard>
    • c. ponderously excessive <that discipline's overwrought, portentous phrases — R. M. Coles>
  • Synonyms: see ominous
  • ? portentously adverb
  • ? portentousness noun


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