中文词源
presage 预兆，预言
pre-,在前，早于，预先，-sag,感知，寻求，词源同seek,sagacious.
英语词源
- presage
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presage: see seek
- presage (n.)
- late 14c., "something that portends," from Latin praesagium "a foreboding," from praesagire "to perceive beforehand, forebode," from praesagus (adj.) "perceiving beforehand, prophetic," from prae "before" (see pre-) + sagus "prophetic," related to sagire "perceive" (see sagacious).
- presage (v.)
- 1560s, from Middle French présager (16c.), from présage "omen," from Latin praesagium (see presage (n.)). Related: Presaged; presaging.
权威例句
- 1. By certain signs we may presage of heats and rains.
- 靠某种迹象,我们可以预测酷热和下雨.
- 2. When the weasel and the cat make a marriage , it is a very ill presage.
- 黄鼠狼和猫成亲, 不是好兆头.
- 3. The change could presage serious problems.
- 这变化可能预示着有严重问题将要发生.
- 4. The lowering clouds presage a storm.
- 暗云低沉是暴风雨的前兆.
- 5. Such incidents often presage war.
- 那样的(政治性)事件常成为战争的前兆.