premonitor
UK/pri'mɔnitə/US/pri'mɒnitә/
Definitions
n.
Something or someone that gives advance warning; a forewarner or early sign.
预警者；先兆，预兆。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpre- (before) + mon (warn) + -or (agent) = 'one who warns beforehand.' The agent noun behind premonition — a warning that comes ahead of the event.
Root mon still carries 41 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.serve as a premonitor充当预兆
- 2.premonitor of……的先兆
Example Sentences
- 1.
Falling stock prices can be a premonitor of recession.
- 2.
The strange silence felt like a premonitor of trouble.