late 14c., "divination from the flight of birds," from Old French augure "divination, soothsaying, sorcery, enchantment," or directly from Latin augurium "divination, the observation and interpretation of omens" (see augur). Figurative sense of "omen, portent, indication" is from 1797 (also often in plural as auguries).
雙語例句
1. Augury is the important part of Chinese traditional culture.
占卜是中國傳統文化中的一個重要組成部分。
來自辭典例句
2. The maritime passage was a good augury for the aerial passage.
順利的航海仿佛也是航空的好預兆.
來自辭典例句
3. Still others believe it is a superstitious book augury.
許多人認為《周易》一部占卜的書,算命有關,涉嫌“迷信”.
來自互聯網
4. Augury . Learn if an intended action will be good or bad.
卜筮:得知動作結果是好是壞.
來自互聯網
5. It is surprising that an augur can see an augury without smiling.