portent
n
~ (of sth) (fml 文) sign or warning of a future (often unpleasant) event; omen 预示; 预兆; (常指)凶兆
portents of disaster 凶兆
I see it as a portent of things to come. 我把它看作是将要到来的事物的前兆.
🗣️ 情景例句
Yes?
真的?
Children enter primary school at the age of 7.
孩子们7岁进小学。
the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire, I must get my glasses.'