单词 | portentiously |
释义 | portentiously/pɔːˈtɛnʃəsli/adverb 1In a manner which portends or foreshadows something; ominously. 2Grandiloquently; in a self-important or pretentious manner. OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in James Grahame (1765–1811), poet. From portentious + -ly. |
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