portentous 音標拼音: [pɔrt'ɛntəs]
a . 前兆的,不吉的,可驚的,奇怪的,自大的
前兆的,不吉的,可驚的,奇怪的,自大的
portentous adj 1 :
of momentous or ominous significance ; "
such a portentous ...
monster raised all my curiosity "-
Herman Melville ; "
a prodigious vision " [
synonym : {
portentous },
{
prodigious }]
2 :
ominously prophetic [
synonym : {
fateful }, {
foreboding (
a )},
{
portentous }]
3 :
puffed up with vanity ; "
a grandiloquent and boastful manner ";
"
overblown oratory "; "
a pompous speech "; "
pseudo -
scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey "-
Newsweek [
synonym :
{
grandiloquent }, {
overblown }, {
pompous }, {
pontifical },
{
portentous }]
Portentous \
Por *
tent "
ous \,
a . [
L .
portentosus .]
1 .
Of the nature of a portent ;
containing portents ;
foreshadowing ,
esp .
foreshadowing ill ;
ominous .
[
1913 Webster ]
For ,
I believe ,
they are portentous things . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor .
--
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Hence :
Monstrous ;
prodigious ;
wonderful ;
dreadful ;
as ,
a beast of portentous size . --
Roscommon .
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Por *
tent "
ous *
ly },
adv . --
{
Por *
tent "
ous *
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
86 Moby Thesaurus words for "
portentous ":
alarming ,
amazing ,
apocalyptic ,
astonishing ,
astounding ,
awe -
inspiring ,
awesome ,
bad ,
baleful ,
baneful ,
black ,
bodeful ,
boding ,
dark ,
dire ,
doomful ,
dreary ,
earnest ,
evil ,
evil -
starred ,
exceptional ,
extraordinary ,
fabulous ,
fantastic ,
fatal ,
fateful ,
foreboding ,
forerunning ,
forewarning ,
formidable ,
gloomy ,
grave ,
heavy ,
ill ,
ill -
boding ,
ill -
fated ,
ill -
omened ,
ill -
starred ,
imposing ,
inauspicious ,
indescribable ,
ineffable ,
legendary ,
lowering ,
marvelous ,
menacing ,
mind -
boggling ,
miraculous ,
momentous ,
mythical ,
noteworthy ,
of evil portent ,
ominous ,
phenomenal ,
portending ,
precautional ,
precautionary ,
precursive ,
precursory ,
premonitory ,
prodigious ,
prodromal ,
prodromic ,
remarkable ,
serious ,
sinister ,
sober ,
solemn ,
somber ,
star -
crossed ,
stupefying ,
stupendous ,
threatening ,
unexampled ,
unfavorable ,
unfortunate ,
unlucky ,
unparalleled ,
unprecedented ,
unpromising ,
unpropitious ,
unspeakable ,
untoward ,
weighty ,
wonderful ,
wondrous
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