portend
英[pɔː'tend]
美[pɔr'tɛnd]
- vt. 预示；预兆；意味着
词态变化
第三人称单数: portends;过去式: portended;过去分词: portended;现在分词: portending;
助记提示
1. por- "pro-, forth, forward" + tend-.
2. 字面含义：stretch forward.
3. => foretell, reveal; point out, indicate.
4. 可以说是伸展超前，具有超前意识。触及到了前面的、位置的、将来的东西。
中文词源
portend 预示，预兆
por-,在前，-tend,延伸，伸展，词源同extend.引申词义预示，预兆。
英文词源
- portend
- portend: see tend
- portend (v.)
- early 15c., from Latin portendere "foretell, reveal; point out, indicate," originally "to stretch forward," from por- (variant of pro-; see pro-) "forth, forward" + tendere "to stretch, extend" (see tenet). Related: Portended; portending.
双语例句
- 1. They may or may not portend a collapse of civilization.
- 它们或许预示着文明的崩溃.
来自英汉非文学 - 历史
- 2. The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.
- 该变化没有预示社会状况的根本改观。
来自辞典例句
- 3. Black clouds portend a storm.
- 乌云为暴风雨的前兆.
来自辞典例句
- 4. What do these strange events portend?
- 这些奇怪的事件预示着 什么 ?
来自辞典例句
- 5. Not, perhaps, a great portend for a new generation of robots.
- 但是在现实中, 这可能预示着下一代的新机器人.
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