presage

名词 presage:

1. a foreboding about what is about to happen
2. a sign of something about to happen
   同义词：omen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy

动词 presage:

1. indicate by signs
   同义词：bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict

1. Such incidents often presage war.
   那样的事件常成为战争的前兆。
2. Suddenly he had a presage about the near danger.
   他突然对即将到来的危险有了一种预感。
3. The clouds presage a storm.
   乌云预示着暴风雨的到来。

pres.age

n.（名词）
An indication or a warning of a future occurrence; an omen.
预示，不祥之兆：对将来要发生的事件的迹象或警告；恶兆
A feeling or an intuition of what is going to occur; a presentiment.
预感，预知：对将要发生的事的感觉或直觉；预感
Prophetic significance or meaning.
预示：预言性的意义或意思
Archaic A prediction.
【古语】 预言
v.（动词）
pre.saged,pre.sag.ing,pre.sag.es[pr-s3j., prμs.j]
v.tr.（及物动词）
To indicate or warn of in advance; portend.
预警：预先暗示或警告；预示
To have a presentiment of.
预感
To foretell or predict.
预测或预言
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To make or utter a prediction.
作出或说出预言

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Latin praes3gium
源自 拉丁语 praes3gium
from praes3gore [to perceive beforehand]
源自 praes3gore [预先感受到]
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前缀，表.在…之前.]
s3gore [to perceive] * see s3g-
s3gore [感受] *参见 s3g-

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