ominous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɒmɪnəs/    美 /ˈɑmɪnəs/|/ˈɔmɪnəs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
    — In Cornouaille, Brittany, it is popularly believed that the weather of the last six days of December and the first six of January prognosticates the weather of the twelve months; but in other parts of Brittany it is the first twelve days of January that are supposed to be ominous of the weather for the year.
  2. Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
    — California poll support for Jerry Brown's tax increases has ominous implications for U.S. taxpayers too Los Angeles Times Headline April 25, 2011

词形变化

more ominous comparative most ominous superlative

词汇关系

近义词
augurous baleful bodeful boding dire disastrous divine fatal foreboding ill-boding ill-fated ill-omened ill-starred inauspicate inauspicious nefastous omenic ominous brooding portentous presageful presagious prodigious sinister star-crossed sullen
反义词
auspicious omenless unomened
上位词
evil fated unlucky augural panomphean prophetic
下位词
black-letter doomed doomsday
衍生词
ominosity ominously ominousness unominous
相关词
omen abomination

词源

From Latin ōminōsus (“full of foreboding”), from ōmen (“forbidden fruit, omen”), from Old Latin osmen, of uncertain origin, with many origins proposed (see ōmen).
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