Ominous



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 预兆的, 不祥的
• ［英］ adj. 预兆的, 不祥的 ( of an evil omen; portentous)
• ［记］ 来自omen ( 预兆, 征兆)
• ［例］ The nation is worried about the ominous signs of civil war.

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 1580
• being or exhibiting an omen ; portentous; especially foreboding or foreshadowing evil ; inauspicious
• ? ominously adverb
• ? ominousness noun
• Synonyms:
  • ominous, portentous, fateful mean having a menacing or threatening aspect. ominous implies having a menacing, alarming character foreshadowing evil or disaster <ominous rumblings from the volcano>. portentous suggests being frighteningly big or impressive but now seldom definitely connotes forewarning of calamity<an eerie and portentous stillness>. fateful suggests being of momentous or decisive importance<the fateful conference that led to war>.

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