| 单词 | portend |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pɔ:'tend] |
| 解释 | v. 预兆，预示 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 预兆，预示(to give an omen; bode) 【记】 por(=pro在前面)+ten d(倾向)→预示，预兆 |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】por for-, pro- 向前 + tend 伸，向前伸→预示；potential 潜在的，可能的 |
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