Word
ill-omened
adjective
不祥的;凶兆的
核心释义
Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
- 1.
不祥的;凶兆的;倒霉的。
Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
不祥的;凶兆的;倒霉的。;不吉的;恶兆的
用法In use
The ill-omened voyage began with a broken compass.
用法提示:ill-omened 作为形容词修饰 voyage,表示航行被认为不吉利。
Many people avoided the ill-omened building after the accident.
用法提示:ill-omened 作定语,描述建筑被视为恶兆的。
Their ill-omened decision to ignore the warnings led to disaster.
用法提示:ill-omened 修饰 decision,强调决定带有不祥预兆。
ill-omened + noun
ill-omened 作定语,修饰名词,表示‘不祥的’
They cancelled the ill-omened journey.
他们取消了那趟不吉利的旅程。
be ill-omened
The entire event was ill-omened.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- ominous
- 不祥的 · ominous强调令人不安的不祥气氛,而ill-omened多指事物本身带着恶兆
- inauspicious
- 不吉利的 · inauspicious常用于开头或起步不利,ill-omened则指事物的征兆不吉
- unlucky
- 不幸的,倒霉的 · unlucky指人运气不好,ill-omened形容事件或征兆不吉利
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