Word
ill-omened
adjective
不祥的；凶兆的
Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
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Having a bad omen; inauspicious; unlucky.
不祥的；凶兆的；倒霉的。
不祥的；凶兆的；倒霉的。；不吉的；恶兆的
In use
The ill-omened voyage began with a broken compass.
Many people avoided the ill-omened building after the accident.
Their ill-omened decision to ignore the warnings led to disaster.
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.
整个事件都是不祥的。
ill-omened for + noun/pronoun
表示对某人或某事不吉利
The black cat was ill-omened for their plans.
那只黑猫对他们的计划来说是不吉利的。
Common mistakes
The broken mirror ill-omened the wedding.The broken mirror was ill-omened for the wedding.
ill-omened是形容词，不能直接作谓语动词，应用系表结构表示主语的属性。
It was an ill-omened omen.It was an ill omen.
ill-omened本身已包含'预兆'含义，与omen连用造成同义冗余，应改用名词短语ill omen。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.