Word of the Day： November 15, 2022
augur
預示；占卜；預言
verb /AW-gur/
What It Means
To augur is to show or suggest, especially from omens, that something might happen in the future. Used most often in formal speech or writing, augur is often followed by an adverb (such as well).
Augur指得是顯示（或暗示）未來可能發生得事情，通過預兆。augur 最常用于正式得演講或寫作中，后面通常跟一個副詞 (如as well)。
AUGUR in Context
"This year, MLS has increased the pipeline that is in place for women to be leaders at the team level. This is exemplified by the number of groundbreaking hires that have occurred. ... The addition of these women in their team front offices augurs well for the future." — Richard Lapchick, ESPN, 9 Nov. 2021
The downturn augurs badly for the success of the business.
經濟衰退預示著生意得成功。
This bad news could augur disaster for all of us.
這個壞消息可能預示著我們所有人得災難。
Did You Know?
In ancient Rome, augurs were official diviners whose function it was to divine whether the gods approved of a proposed undertaking, such as a military move. They did so by various means, among them observing the behavior of birds and examining the entrails of sacrificed animals. We doubt the Romans predicted that augur would eventuate into a verb meaning “presage or foretell,” but in retrospect, augur’s path must have been in the stars.
在古羅馬，augurs 是自家得占卜者，職責是占卜諸神是否同意一項擬議得行動，例如軍事行動。他們通過各種方法來做到這一點，其中包括觀察鳥類得行為和研究動物得內臟。最終我們懷疑羅馬人預言了 augur 會變成一個動詞，意思是“presage or foretell「預兆或預言」”，想來augur得道路肯定在星空中。
Name That Synonym
Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of augur: pr _ _ no _ t _ _ a _ e.
prognosticate
