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Augury Sacrifice Divination ɔ:Gjuri N.预言,征兆,占卜 英 Portent Indication

单词 augury
音标 ['ɔ:gjuri]
解释 n.预言,征兆,占卜
红宝书 【英】 n.预言,征兆,占卜( portent; indication)
【考】 worship : sacrifice / prediction : augury(用牺牲品崇拜/用佔 卜预测)
【记】 来自augur(v.占卜, 预言),aug(提高)+ur y→显露出来→征兆;
字源 augury (n.)
late 14c., "divination from the flight of birds," from Old French augure "divination, soothsaying, sorcery, enchantment," or directly from Latin augurium "divination, the observation and interpretation of omens" (see augur). Figurative sense of "omen, portent, indication" is from 1797 (also often in plural as auguries).
不择手段背单词 n. 预言, 征兆, 占卜 = portent = indication
【例】an evil augury 恶兆
【记】aug提高-显露出来-征兆
【类】worship: sacrifice = prediction: augury崇拜用祭品 = 预测用占卜augury: appearance 预言: 表象
趣味全助记 【记】august 八月份是古罗马观察飞鸟进行占卜的时候

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