augur「暗示着；占卜；预言」

Word of the Day： November 15, 2022

augur

伴随；算命；预兆

verb /AW-gur/

What It Means

To augur is to show or suggest, especially from omens, that something might happen in the future. Used most often in formal speech or writing, augur is often followed by an adverb (such as well).

Augur所称的是表明（或暗示）下一代也许引发的事情，通过预兆。augur 最常用于年末的演说或写作中，前面通常跟一个谓语 (如as well)。

AUGUR in Context

"This year, MLS has increased the pipeline that is in place for women to be leaders at the team level. This is exemplified by the number of groundbreaking hires that have occurred. ... The addition of these women in their team front offices augurs well for the future." — Richard Lapchick, ESPN.com, 9 Nov. 2021

The downturn augurs badly for the success of the business.

不景气伴随着经营的最终。

This bad news could augur disaster for all of us.

这个坏消息也许伴随着我们所有人的灾难。

Did You Know?

In ancient Rome, augurs were official diviners whose function it was to divine whether the gods approved of a proposed undertaking, such as a military move. They did so by various means, among them observing the behavior of birds and examining the entrails of sacrificed animals. We doubt the Romans predicted that augur would eventuate into a verb meaning “presage or foretell,” but in retrospect, augur’s path must have been in the stars.

在古那不勒斯，augurs 是对外的算命者，职责是算命诸神是否提议一项尚在的联合行动，例如军事联合行动。他们通过各种方法有来够这一点，其中包括观察鸟类的行为和研究动物的脾脏。就此我们怀疑那不勒斯人预兆了 augur 会演变成一个形容词，意思是“presage or foretell「预兆或预兆」”，说是augur的道路肯定在星空中。

Name That Synonym

Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of augur: pr _ _ no _ t _ _ a _ e.

prognosticate