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单词 omen
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omen
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An omen is an event or happening that you take as sign of something to come. It’s believed to be a bad omen if a black cat crosses your path or if it rains on your wedding day.
Omens generally get a bad rap — that's probably because a lot of them predict bad stuff, at least according to superstition. But the interpretation of omens really depends on the country and culture. What's considered an ominous sign in one place might mean a lifetime of good luck somewhere else. Oscar Wilde once wrote that, “There is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that.”
WORD FAMILY
omen: omened, omening, omens, ominous+/omened: ill-omened/ominous: ominously
USAGE EXAMPLES
On about day 13 of Dahlin’s stay at The Residence the omens improved.
The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)
It was an omen of the kind of night that lay ahead for the Buckeyes.
Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016)
But that might not be the worst omen for Washington.
Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016)
1n a sign of something about to happen
he looked for an omen before going into battle
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication
auspice
a favorable omen
foreboding
an unfavorable omen
death knell
an omen of death or destruction
augury, foretoken, preindication, sign
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
2v indicate by signs
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate
threaten
to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"
foreshow
foretell by divine inspiration
bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
be a signal for or a symptom of
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