• adj. 預兆的；不吉利的

來自omen,預兆，預示，-ous,形容詞后綴。即有預兆的，在早期也可指吉兆，現僅用來指兇兆，不祥的。

ominous (adj.)

1580s, from Latin ominosus "full of foreboding," from omen (genitive ominis) "foreboding" (see omen). Related: Ominousness.

1. The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous.

遠處隆隆的雷聲聽著愈發驚心，要變天了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. It's an ominous development that may bode ill for the Russian parliament.

進展很不順利，對俄羅斯議會來說這可能是個壞兆頭。

來自柯林斯例句

3. This ominous warning soon proved prophetic.

這個不祥的警告很快證明是有預見性的。

來自柯林斯例句

4. There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.

不祥的陰霾在頭頂上匯聚。

來自《權威詞典》

5. Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.

那些烏云對我們的野餐來說是個不祥之兆.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》