portend

英 [pɔː'tend]美 [pɔr'tɛnd]

vt. 预示；预兆；意味着

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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