英语词汇“portentous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	portentous
释义	portentous portentous /pɔːˈten.təs/ aep /pɔːrˈten.t̬əs/ adjective 1 F0 _{FORMAL DISAPPROVING} too serious and trying to be very important: » The problem with the book is that it sometimes descends into portentous philosophizing.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Showing arrogance and conceit , ↑Confidence and self-assurance , ↑Boasting 2 F0 _LITERARY Portentous events, statements, or signs are important because they show that something unpleasant is very likely to happen: » The report contains numerous portentous references to a future environmental calamity.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Predicting things and intuitionportentously /-li/ adverb _{FORMAL DISAPPROVING}
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