Word · Frequency #19094
presage
预兆;前兆
核心释义
A sign or omen that a future event will happen.
- 1.
对未来事件的警告;预兆。
A warning of a future event; an omen.
- 2.
对即将发生之事的不祥预感
a foreboding about what is about to happen
- 3.
对未来事件的直觉;预感。
An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.
- 4.
某事即将发生的征兆
a sign of something about to happen
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
用法In use
The sudden drop in temperature was a presage of the coming winter storm.
用法提示:这里'presage'作为名词,表示'预兆',指预示未来事件的现象。
Her uneasy feeling served as a presage of the bad news that arrived later.
用法提示:句中'presage'用作名词,意为'预感',指对即将发生的不好的事情的预感。
The dark clouds on the horizon were an ominous presage of trouble ahead.
用法提示:这里'presage'作为可数名词,意为'前兆',带有不祥的意味。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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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