portend

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /pɔːˈtɛnd/    美 /pɔɹˈtɛnd/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To serve as a warning or omen of. transitive
    — A kingdom they portend thee, but what kingdom, / Real or allegoric, I discern not; Nor when: eternal sure--as without end,
  2. To signify; to denote. transitive
    — Let it be known that the Rapture portends the End of Days.

词形变化

portends present,singular,third-person portending participle,present portended participle,past portended past

词汇关系

近义词
foreshadow presage
衍生词
portender portention portendment
相关词
portent portentive portentous harbinger

词源

Borrowed from Latin portendere (“to foretell”), from por- (“forward”) + tendere (“to stretch”).
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