1. 預兆；征兆 A portent is something that indicates what is likely to happen in the future.
e.g. The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region... 那里發(fā)生的野蠻內戰可能預示這一地區其他地方將會(huì )發(fā)生什么。 e.g. I hope this is a portent for the rest of the year... 我希望這對今年余下的時(shí)間是個(gè)兆頭。
portent英英釋義
noun
1. a sign of something about to happen
e.g. he looked for an omen before going into battle