名词征兆; 预兆; 怪事; 奇物

1. 征兆：porphyropsin 视紫质 | portent 征兆 | Porteus Maze 鲍德斯迷津

2. 前兆：portend 预示 | portent 前兆 | portentous 预示性的

3. 预兆：ported sub 带孔接头 | portent 预兆 | porter 搬运工

1. 预兆；征兆
A portent is something that indicates what is likely to happen in the future.

e.g. The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region...
那里发生的野蛮内战可能预示这一地区其他地方将会发生什么。
e.g. I hope this is a portent for the rest of the year...
我希望这对今年余下的时间是个兆头。

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noun

1. a sign of something about to happen

e.g. he looked for an omen before going into battle

Synonym: omenpresageprognosticprognosticationprodigy