英 [pɔːˈtentəs] 美 [pɔːrˈtentəs]
adj. 不祥的；预兆的；令人惊讶的
比较级more portentous
最高级most portentous
portentous /pɔːˈtɛntəs/
形容词 If someone's way of speaking, writing, or behaving is portentous, they speak, write, or behave more seriously than necessary because they want to impress other people. 自命不凡的; 装腔作势的
There was nothing portentous or solemn about him. He was bubbling with humour.
他身上一点也不装腔作势或故作严肃。他幽默十足。
...portentous prose.
...矫揉造作的散文。
副词
"The difference is," he said portentously, "you are Anglo-Saxons, we are Latins."
他拿腔拿调地说道：“区别在于，你们是盎格鲁-撒克逊人，我们是拉丁人。”
形容词 Something that is portentous is important in indicating or affecting future events. 预示未来的; 影响重大的
In social politics, too, the city's contribution to 20th century thought and culture was no less portentous.
从社会政治学上看，该市对20世纪思想、文化的贡献也同样意义重大。
of momentous or ominous significance
such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity
同义词： prodigious
ominously prophetic
同义词： fateful / foreboding(a)
puffed up with vanity
同义词： grandiloquent / overblown / pompous / pontifical
... portend 预示,预兆 portray 画像,描绘 portentous 奇特,不祥的 proceed 继续,进行 porcess 进行,过程 proclaim 正式宣称 ...
... preternatural adj.超自然的，异常的 portentous adj.预示性的，有危险的 portfolio n.文件夹，股份单 ...
portentous(前兆的), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
... salve 油膏，软膏 portentous 凶兆的 gruff 冷淡，态度生硬 ...
portentously 不祥地；有预兆地；盛气凌人地，自负地
portent 前兆；预示；迹象；异常之物
portend 预示；预兆；意味着
There was nothing portentous or solemn about him. He was bubbling with humour.
他身上一点也不装腔作势或故作严肃。他幽默十足。
In social politics, too, the city's contribution to 20th century thought and culture was no less portentous.
从社会政治学上看，该市对20世纪思想、文化的贡献也同样意义重大。
There are flaws, of course (and not just the portentous title).
当然，小说中也有瑕疵（还不只是那个怪异的书名）。
As a consequence, Congress and the American public should be scrutinizing these portentous developments.
In his ponderous style, he made portentous statements about the future of information consumption.
FORBES: The Beating Heart of Hewlett-Packard Makes A Case For Relevance
Turkey is the sole example in the world to refute this portentous line of argument.