| 单词 | premonitory |
| 释义 | premonitory (once / 12561 pages) adj Use the adjective premonitory to describe something that predicts something bad will happen, like a premonitory sneezing fit that comes before you come down with an awful cold. The adjective premonitory is related to the Latin word praemonere, from prae, meaning “before,” and monere, meaning “warn.” The dark premonitory clouds that roll in before a storm can ruin your day at the beach, or the premonitory feeling that a new friend isn't trustworthy are warnings to pack up and get out before something disastrous happens. WORD FAMILYpremonitory: premonitorily+/monitory: monitorily, premonitory USAGE EXAMPLESFar from soppy, painted equivalents of a modern school nativity play, these paintings are premonitory visions of suffering that invite the most serious of meditations. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) Equally if not more important to preventing successful suicide is paying attention to premonitory signs of suicidal intent and taking appropriate action to diffuse it. New York Times(Nov 07, 2016) In 1598, one of the many premonitory tremors of the coming Thirty Years’ War engulfed him. Carl Sagan, Cosmos(1980) adj warning of future misfortune Syn precursory prophetic, prophetical foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention |
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