inauspicious

[美]/ɪnɔː'spɪʃəs/
[英]/ˌɪnɔ'spɪʃəs/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 不祥的,凶兆的,不幸的,倒霉的

例句

in spite of an inauspicious beginning, Laura and Bernard succeeded within a few years.

尽管有个不幸的开始,但几年内劳拉和伯纳德还是成功了。

an inauspicious start to the day

一天的不祥开端

an inauspicious turn of events

不祥的事态发展

原声例句

They resemble two incense sticks used at sacrifices. It's very inauspicious, and might enrage all present.

要不然它们看上去就像2根香烛,不吉利,在座的所有人都会不高兴的。

来源: 100 Most Popular Conversational Topics for Foreigners

But despite this inauspicious premiere, the symphony quickly won acclaim.

但是尽管首演不顺利,这部交响曲还是很快赢得了赞誉。

来源: TED-Ed (video version)

Only forty years have passed since the telephone made such an inauspicious beginning.

自电话出现如此不吉利的开端以来, 仅仅四十年过去了。

来源: The Era of Big Business

But the deception you're contemplating would be deeply disrespectful of her and her desires - and a wildly inauspicious step toward marriage.

但你正在考虑的欺骗行为是对她和她的愿望的极大不尊重,也是迈向婚姻的极不吉利的一步。

来源: 2023-36

Droughts and sudden thunderstorms could damage crops, dogs were more likely to become rabid, and it was inauspicious to begin a journey or other large undertaking.

干旱和突如其来的雷雨会破坏庄稼,狗更容易患狂犬病,开始旅行或其他大事不吉利。

来源: Selected English short passages

The biggest financial exchange you have never heard of IN THE competition for most inauspicious introduction to finance, Terrence Duffy, the executive chairman of CME Group, must surely be the winner.

你未曾听说的最大金融交易所如若评选最倒霉金融界入行奖,CME集团的执行主席Terrence Duffy必当夺冠。

来源: The Economist - Comprehensive

The other day, on an inauspicious [13]Thursday afternoon, I sallied forth from my room at the call of these same sounds. There was a man on guard in the passage.

前几天,在一个不祥的 [13] 星期四下午,我在这些相同的声音的召唤下从我的房间里跳出来。通道里站着一个人站岗。

来源: Family and the World (Part 1)

Though this was an inauspicious position, it  qualified him to stand for election to become an aedile and after several failed attempts  he finally obtained that office in 38 AD.

尽管这是一个不吉利的职位,但他有资格竞选成为行政长官, 在几次失败的尝试后, 他终于在公元 38 年获得了这一职位。

来源: Character Profile

Despite this inauspicious beginning, the marriage was to be a notably happy one by the standards of many royal unions and Albert and Elizabeth had a genuine affection for one another.

尽管一开始并不吉利,但按照许多王室联盟的标准, ​​这段婚姻是一段非常幸福的婚姻, 阿尔伯特和伊丽莎白彼此之间有着真诚的感情。

来源: Character Profile

And, therefore, since we have been unfortunate enough to introduce our heroine at so inauspicious a juncture, we would entreat for a mood of due solemnity in the spectators of her fate.

因此,既然我们很不幸地在如此不吉利的时刻介绍了我们的女主人公,我们恳请她的命运的旁观者有一种应有的庄严情绪。

来源: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

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