"augury" in Chinese (Simplified)
预兆征兆
Definition
预兆是被认为能预测未来的迹象或事件，通常暗示将会发生好事或坏事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“预兆”多见于正式、文学或历史语境，在日常口语中较少使用。常与“征兆”“兆头”等同义，指被认为预示未来的迹象或事件。
Examples
The birds' flight was seen as an augury of good luck.
鸟儿的飞行被视为好运的**预兆**。
Many believed the eclipse was an augury of disaster.
许多人认为日食是灾难的**预兆**。
A sudden silence was considered an augury by the villagers.
突如其来的安静被村民们看作**预兆**。
Some people read the weather as an augury of the harvest to come.
有些人把天气视为即将到来收成的**预兆**。
His anxious expression was an augury that something was wrong.
他焦虑的表情是事情不对劲的**征兆**。
To some, the broken mirror was an augury of bad fortune ahead.
对有些人来说，打破镜子是厄运的**预兆**。