Word · Frequency #19094
presage
预兆；前兆
A sign or omen that a future event will happen.
- 1.
A warning of a future event; an omen.
对未来事件的警告；预兆。
- 2.
a foreboding about what is about to happen
对即将发生之事的不祥预感
- 3.
An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.
对未来事件的直觉；预感。
- 4.
a sign of something about to happen
某事即将发生的征兆
预感；不祥的预感；对未来事件的警告；预兆。；对即将发生之事的不祥预感；对未来事件的直觉；预感。；某事即将发生的征兆
In use
The sudden drop in temperature was a presage of the coming winter storm.
Her uneasy feeling served as a presage of the bad news that arrived later.
The dark clouds on the horizon were an ominous presage of trouble ahead.
a presage of [noun phrase]
The dark clouds were a presage of the coming storm.
乌云是暴风雨来临的预兆。
presage that [clause]
这种结构较少见，常用于正式文体。
The sudden silence was a presage that something was wrong.
突然的寂静是出事的预兆。
as a presage (of [noun phrase])
Connections
Collocations
- a presage of
- …的预兆
- The sudden silence was a presage of the storm.突然的寂静是暴风雨的预兆。
- an ominous presage
- 不祥的预兆
- The dark clouds were an ominous presage of the coming typhoon.乌云是不祥的预兆，预示着台风即将来临。
- a presage of doom
- 厄运的前兆
- The sailors saw the black flag as a presage of doom.水手们把黑旗视为厄运的前兆。
- a presage of disaster
- 灾难的征兆
- The strange animal behavior might be a presage of disaster.动物的异常行为可能是灾难的征兆。
- a presage of things to come
- 未来之事的预兆
- The early success was a presage of things to come.早期的成功是未来之事的预兆。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：pre（提前）+ sage（智者/先知），先知提前看出凶兆——presage即预兆、预感。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学或新闻报道 presage 作名词时多用于正式或文学语境，表示‘预兆、不祥的预感’；日常口语中较少见，常用 sign 或 omen 代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 message (/ˈmɛsɪdʒ/) 押韵。注意拼写以 -age 结尾的词常发音不同：usage (/ˈjuːsɪdʒ/)、sausage (/ˈsɔːsɪdʒ/)、massage (/məˈsɑːʒ/)。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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