| 单词 | presage |
| 释义 | presage —presageful, adj. —presagefully, adv. —presager, n. n. /pres"ij/; v. /pres"ij, pri sayj"/, n. , v. , presaged, presaging. n. 1. a presentiment or foreboding. 2. something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication. 3. prophetic significance; augury. 4. foresight; prescience. 5. Archaic. a forecast or prediction. v.t. 6. to have a presentiment of. 7. to portend, foreshow, or foreshadow: The incidents may presage war. 8. to forecast; predict. v.i. 9. to make a prediction. 10. Archaic. to have a presentiment. [1350-1400; ME (n.) < MF presage < L praesagium presentiment, forewarning, equiv. to praesag(us) having a foreboding (prae- PRE- + sagus prophetic; cf. SAGACIOUS) + -ium -IUM] Syn. 1. foreshadowing, indication, premonition. 2. portent, sign, token. |
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