| 单词 | auspicious |
| 释义 | auspicious (once / 1544 pages) adj Use the adjective auspicious for a favorable situation or set of conditions. If you start a marathon by falling flat on your face, that's not an auspicious start. If something seems likely to bring success — either because it creates favorable conditions or you just consider it a lucky sign — label it auspicious. The word is related to auspice, "a divine omen," an old word with a colorful history. In Latin, an auspex was a person who observed the flight of birds to predict things about the future. Luckily, you no longer have to be a bird-watching fortune-teller to guess whether something is auspicious or not. WORD FAMILYauspicious: auspiciously, auspiciousness, inauspicious+/inauspicious: inauspiciously, inauspiciousness USAGE EXAMPLESStill, it’s a fascinating story, and it arrives at an auspicious moment. Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016) So, on this auspicious anniversary, it is time to take the board on a stroll down governance memory lane. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) Officials say his birthday, December 5th, will remain a public holiday; this year’s celebrations will include the auspicious assembly of 999 monks. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) adj auguring favorable circumstances and good luck an auspicious beginning for the campaign Syn|Ant bright, hopeful, promising full or promise fortunate, rosypresaging good fortune propitiouspresenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success inauspicious, unfortunate not auspicious; boding ill unpromisingunlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment |
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