presage

The sudden silence was a presage of the storm.

突然的寂静是暴风雨的预兆。

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。

The sailors saw the black flag as a presage of doom.

水手们把黑旗视为厄运的前兆。

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。

The early success was a presage of things to come.

早期的成功是未来之事的预兆。

From Shakespeare's Sonnet 107. The speaker says that even the prophets' ominous predictions are ridiculed and disproved, reassuring his beloved that their love will survive in his poetry.

出自莎士比亚《十四行诗》第107首。诗人说，即便是预言家的不祥预兆也会被嘲笑并落空，以此安慰爱人：他们的爱将活在他的诗作中。