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单词 auspex
释义

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
aus•pex  (ô′speks),USA pronunciation n., pl. aus•pi•ces 
    (ô′spə sēz′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Ancient Historyan augur of ancient Rome.
  • Latin: one who observes birds, soothsayer, diviner, equivalent. to au-, base of avis bird + -spex watcher (spec-, stem of specere to look at) + -s nominative singular suffix
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
auspex /ˈɔːspɛks/ n ( pl auspices /ˈɔːspɪˌsiːz/)
  1. another word for augur
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: observer of birds, from avis bird + specere to look
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