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单词 portentous
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
por•ten•tous /pɔrˈtɛntəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of the nature of a portent.
  2. indicating something bad for the future:a portentous defeat.
  3. overly self-important;
    pompous.
por•ten•tous•ly, adv.: He spoke portentously of the decline in literacy.See -tend-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
por•ten•tous  (pôr ten′təs, pōr-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of the nature of a portent;
    momentous.
  2. ominously significant or indicative:a portentous defeat.
  3. marvelous;
    amazing;
    prodigious.
  • Latin portentōsus. See portent, -ous
  • 1530–40
por•ten′tous•ly, adv. 
por•ten′tous•ness, n. 
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See ominous. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unpropitious, inauspicious, threatening.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
portentous /pɔːˈtɛntəs/ adj
  1. of momentous or ominous significance
  2. miraculous, amazing, or awe-inspiring; prodigious
  3. self-important or pompous
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