Word · Frequency #14546
ominously
不祥地;不吉利地
核心释义
in a way that suggests something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
- 1.
不祥地;凶兆地。
In an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding.
不祥地;凶兆地。;恶兆地;不吉利地; 预示地
用法In use
The sky turned ominously dark, and everyone hurried to get inside.
用法提示:ominously 是副词,作状语修饰形容词 dark,表示“不祥地、令人不安地”。
The old bridge creaked ominously as the truck crossed it.
用法提示:ominously 作副词修饰动词 creaked,说明声音带着凶兆。
The phone rang ominously at three in the morning.
用法提示:ominously 作副词修饰动词 rang,表示这件事让人感到不祥。
Ominously, + clause
用于句首作评注性状语,表达说话人对后文感到不安。
Ominously, the sky darkened over the sea.
不祥的是,海面上的天空暗了下来。
ominously + adjective
用于形容词前,强调某种状态带有凶兆。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- loom ominously
- 不祥地逼近
- Dark clouds loomed ominously on the horizon.乌云不祥地在地平线聚集。
- say ominously
- 不祥地说
- "We're not done yet," he said ominously.“我们还没完呢,”他不祥地说。
- ominously silent
- 不祥地寂静
- The house was ominously silent when we arrived.我们到达时,房子里寂静得不祥。
- grow ominously
- 不祥地增长
- Tensions between the two countries grew ominously.两国之间的紧张局势不祥地升级。
- rumble ominously
- 不祥地隆隆作响
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
词根omen意为“预兆”,联想到乌鸦出现是不祥的预兆,ominously就表示事件“不祥地、恶兆地”发生。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:书面叙述、新闻报道 ominously 多用于书面叙述或新闻报道中,表示某事以不祥或不吉利的方式发生;口语中也会使用,但通常带有一定的书面或正式色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 ominously 共享末尾拼写 -ously 和读音 /əsli/,但重音元音及后面辅音不同,因此不构成完整押韵。注意拼写相似并不代表读音完全相同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.