| 单词 | adumbrate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ædʌm.breit] |
| 解释 | v.(对将来事件)预示 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. (对将来事件)预示(fo reshadow in a vague way) 【记】 ad+umbr(影子)+ate→ 影子提前来到→预示； 【同】 同根词：umbrella(雨 伞)；umbrage(不快) |
| 字源 | adumbrate (v.) "to outline, to sketch," 1580s, from Latin adumbratus "sketched, shadowed in outline," past participle of adumbrare "to represent (a thing) in outline" (see adumbration). Meaning "to overshadow" is 1660s. Related: Adumbrated; adumbrating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (对将来事件)预示 = foreshadow 【例】The recent development adumbrates a worldwide revolution 最新事态的发展预示着一场全球性的革命. 【记】umber阴影－预示 【参】umbrella(n 雨伞); umbrage(n 不快) 【反】revelation(n 显示; 揭露)－adumbration |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】ad + umbr 影子→看到影子就知道要发生；umbrella 伞，伞的阴影下 【相关】umbrage 树荫, 不快 |
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