augury
UK/'ɒ:gjuri/US
GREC2
释义
n.
A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen
预兆，征兆
n.
The ancient practice of foretelling events by interpreting omens
占卜（古时解读吉凶的做法）
词根拆分
词根派生augur 占卜官读出的结果——因此既指占卜这门做法，也指预兆本身。属书面词：a happy augury 来年的好兆头。
词根 aug 还连着 8 个词例句
- 1.
The clear skies on opening day were taken as a good augury.
开幕当天的晴空被视为好兆头。
- 2.
Ancient peoples practiced augury to guide important decisions.
古人通过占卜来指导重大决策。