| 单词 | premonition |
| 释义 | premonition (once / 3871 pages) n Some people claim to have premonitions, such as a dream about a friend they haven't seen in years the night before the friend dies. A premonition is a warning that comes in advance, or a feeling that something is going to happen. Like the synonym foreboding, a premonition usually refers to something bad or harmful. This noun is from Middle French premonicion, from Late Latin praemonitio, from Latin praemonere "to warn in advance," from the prefix prae- "before" plus monere "to warn." WORD FAMILYpremonition: premonitions+/monish: monished, monishing, monition/monition: monitions, premonition USAGE EXAMPLESOne of the most popular football players of all time, a crazy premonition, and a windfall of money. Golf Digest(Dec 28, 2016) Call it a fighter's sixth sense, call it an unconscious premonition. BBC(Dec 08, 2016) The first premonition of his mortality came in October 2004, when he stumbled badly after a speech made in Santa Clara. The Guardian(Nov 26, 2016) 1n an early warning about a future event Syn|Hyper forewarning warning a message informing of danger 2n a feeling of evil to come Syn|Hypo|Hyper boding, foreboding, presentiment shadow a premonition of something adverse presagea foreboding about what is about to happen apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread fearful expectation or anticipation |
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