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单词 auspice
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
aus•pice  (ô′spis),USA pronunciation n., pl. aus•pic•es 
    (ô′spə siz).USA pronunciation 
  1. Usually, auspices. patronage;
    support;
    sponsorship:under the auspices of the Department of Education.
  2. Often, auspices. a favorable sign or propitious circumstance.
  3. Ancient Historya divination or prognostication, originally from observing birds.
  • Latin auspicium a bird-watching, divination from flight of birds, equivalent. to auspic- (stem of auspex) + -ium -ium
  • French
  • 1525–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
auspice /ˈɔːspɪs/ n ( pl -pices / -pɪsɪz/)
  1. (usually plural) patronage or guidance (esp in the phrase under the auspices of)
  2. (often plural) a sign or omen, esp one that is favourable
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin auspicium augury from birds; see auspex
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