augury
🇬🇧 UK/'ɒ:gjuri/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
An omen or sign of things to come; the practice of predicting events from animal behaviour.
预兆,征兆;占卜
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedExample Sentences
- 1.
Many cultures interpret natural phenomena as auguries of significant future events.
- 2.
The comet was regarded as an augury of both disaster and transformation by ancient astronomers.