1560s, from Middle French portente, from Latin portentum "a sign, token, omen; monster, monstrosity," noun use of neuter of portentus, past participle of portendre (see portend).
实用例句
1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
3. I see it as a portent of things to come.
我把它看作是将要到来的事物的前兆.
来自辞典例句
4. There came a Saturday morning ugly with the portent of storm.
有一个星期六早上,天昏地暗,暴风雨将临.
来自辞典例句
5. One encouraging portent is that more people are using the railway network.
