Portentous



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• 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.

Webster Collegiate

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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