V2EX portent

Portent

释义 Definition

portent /ptnt/ n. 预兆,征兆;指某种重大事件(尤其是不祥之事)即将发生的迹象或警示。也可指令人惊异或不安的非凡事物。

发音 Pronunciation

/ptnt/

例句 Examples

The dark clouds on the horizon were a portent of the coming storm.
地平线上的乌云是暴风雨即将来临的预兆。

Many historians regard the economic collapse of 1929 as a portent of the profound social upheaval that would reshape the Western world in the following decade.
许多历史学家认为1929年的经济崩溃是随后十年间深刻社会动荡的预兆,这场动荡重塑了整个西方世界。

词源 Etymology

源自拉丁语 portentum,由 portendere 演变而来,意为"预示、预告"。其中 **por-**(即 **pro-**,表示"向前")与 tendere(意为"伸展")组合,字面意义为"向前伸展、指向未来"。该词自16世纪进入英语,一直保留着"预兆"和"非凡之物"的双重含义,常带有庄严或不祥的色彩。

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文学作品引用 Literary References

  • 莎士比亚在《裘力斯凯撒》(Julius Caesar)中多次使用 portent 来描写凯撒遇刺前天空中出现的异象,营造出命运不可违抗的紧张氛围。
  • 雪莱(Percy Bysshe Shelley)在诗作中常以 portent 表达自然界中蕴含的预示力量,将风暴、星象等与人类命运相联系。
  • 托尔金在《魔戒》(The Lord of the Rings)中使用该词描述中土世界中种种不祥的征兆,暗示黑暗势力的逼近。
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