| 正面 | portentous |
|---|---|
| 背面 | 【考法 1】adj.预兆性的，凶兆的: being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come 【例】an eerie and portentous stillness阴森神秘，充满凶兆的寂静 【近】baleful, direful, doomy, foreboding, inauspicious, menacing, minatory, ominous, sinister, ill-omened 【反】auspicious, propitious 吉兆的 【考法 2】adj.勾起兴趣的，令人遐想的: eliciting amazement or wonder 【例】The way in which he could bring together opposing forces was truly portentous. 他整合两股对抗势力的方法着实令人好奇 【近】amazing, astonishing, astounding, fabulous, marvelous, miraculous, prodigious, wonderful 【反】common, commonplace, ordinary 普通的 |
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