por.ten.tous
portentous的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [pɔ:rˈtentəs, pour-]
KK音标发音: [pɔrˈtɛntəs, por-]
portentous的词性:
adj.(形容词)
1. Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding:
预示凶事的;不祥的:
“The present aspect of society is portentous of great change”(Edward Bellamy)
“现在的社会预示着重大变革的发生”(爱德华·贝拉米)
2. Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe:
怪异的;奇特的和敬畏的:
“Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity”(Herman Melville)
“这样奇特而神秘的巨怪引起我强烈的兴趣”(赫尔曼·梅尔维尔)
3. Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.
自负的;自命不凡的
portentous的词性:
adv.(副词)
portentous的词性:
n.(名词)