橘子朗文词典

portentous

P 开头单词GRE词汇

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [pɔːˈten.təs]
  • 美式音标 [pɔːrˈten.t̬əs]
  • 国际音标 [pɔ:'tentəs, 'pəu-]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.前兆的；不吉的；可怕的；煞有介事的；自命不凡的

词根记忆

  • 来自portent(n.预兆，凶兆)

同根派生

  • adv性质的同根词
    portentously：不祥地；有预兆地；盛气凌人地，自负地。
  • n性质的同根词
    portent：前兆；预示；迹象；异常之物。
  • vt性质的同根词
    portend：预示；预兆；意味着。

英汉例句

  • Portentous choices were forced on him by the dozen.
    众多事关重大的抉择强加在了他身上。
  • Before me stretched the portentous, menacing road of a new decade.
    在我面前展现出一条新的十年的凶多吉少 、 咄咄逼人的道路.
  • There was nothing portentous or solemn about him. He was bubbling with humour.
    他一点也不装腔作势或故作严肃，浑身散发着幽默。
  • Portentous choices were forced on him by the dozen.
    众多事关重大的抉择强加在了他身上。
  • Before me stretched the portentous, menacing road of a new decade.
    在我面前展现出一条新的十年的凶多吉少 、 咄咄逼人的道路.

词组短语

    短语

  • portentous premonition 不祥的预兆
  • portentous signs 星流霆击;星流电击
  • portentous s 奇特
  • portentous s a 凶兆的
  • Not Portentous Fluster Runs 不可惊慌乱跑

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • too serious and trying to be very important

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If someone's way of speaking, writing, or behaving is portentous, they speak, write, or behave more seriously than necessary because they want to impress other people.
  • portentously
  • Something that is portentous is important in indicating or affecting future events.