"augury" in Chinese (Traditional)
預兆徵兆
Definition
預兆是被認為能預測未來的跡象或事件，通常暗示將要發生好事或壞事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「預兆」多見於正式、文學或歷史語境，在日常口語中較少使用。常與「徵兆」「兆頭」等詞同義，指被認為預示未來的跡象或事件。
Examples
The birds' flight was seen as an augury of good luck.
鳥兒的飛行被視為好運的**預兆**。
Many believed the eclipse was an augury of disaster.
許多人認為日蝕是災難的**預兆**。
A sudden silence was considered an augury by the villagers.
突如其來的安靜被村民們視為**預兆**。
Some people read the weather as an augury of the harvest to come.
有些人把天氣視為即將到來收成的**預兆**。
His anxious expression was an augury that something was wrong.
他焦慮的表情是事情不對勁的**徵兆**。
To some, the broken mirror was an augury of bad fortune ahead.
對某些人來說，打破鏡子是厄運的**預兆**。