augury

英 ['ɔːgjʊrɪ]美 ['ɔɡjʊri]
  • n. 占卜；预言；预兆
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英文词源

augury (n.)
late 14c., "divination from the flight of birds," from Old French augure "divination, soothsaying, sorcery, enchantment," or directly from Latin augurium "divination, the observation and interpretation of omens" (see augur). Figurative sense of "omen, portent, indication" is from 1797 (also often in plural as auguries).

双语例句

1. Augury is the important part of Chinese traditional culture.
占卜是中国传统文化中的一个重要组成部分。
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2. The maritime passage was a good augury for the aerial passage.
顺利的航海仿佛也是航空的好预兆.
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3. Still others believe it is a superstitious book augury.
许多人认为《周易》一部占卜的书,算命有关,涉嫌“迷信”.
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4. Augury . Learn if an intended action will be good or bad.
卜筮:得知动作结果是好是坏.
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5. It is surprising that an augur can see an augury without smiling.
出乎意外,占卜家能知预兆而不笑.
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