| 单词 | portentous |
| 释义 | portentous portentous /pɔːˈten.təs/ aep /pɔːrˈten.t̬əs/ adjective 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 , ↑BoastingF0 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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