inauspicious
英 [ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs]
美 [ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs]
adj. 预示前景黯淡的; 不祥的; 不吉利的
BNC.32994 / COCA.27562
牛津词典
adj.
- 预示前景黯淡的；不祥的；不吉利的
showing signs that the future will not be good or successful- an inauspicious start
不吉利的开头
- an inauspicious start
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不祥的;凶兆的;不吉利的
Aninauspiciousevent is one that gives signs that success is unlikely.- The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when he was late.
他迟到了,会议一开始就不顺利。
- The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when he was late.
双语例句
- Bad luck has it that most primary commodity and food prices have risen at this most inauspicious time.
不幸的是，在这个最不顺利的时间点上，多数主要大宗商品及食品价格都已上升。 - After an inauspicious start, Scotland went on to win the match by three goals to two.
在不顺的开场之后，苏格兰队最终以3比2赢了比赛。 - 9/ 11 ( 2001) another inauspicious start to the decade.
9•11（2001）本十年又一不祥开端。 - Finding it so directly on the threshold of our narrative, which is now about to issue from that inauspicious portal, we could hardly do otherwise than pluck one of its flowers, and present it to the reader.
既然我们要讲述的故事要从这一不样的门口开篇，而恰恰在门限处一眼便可望见这丛野玫瑰，我们怎能不摘下一朵玫瑰花，将其呈献给读者呢！ - The signs are inauspicious.
种种迹象并不令人乐观。 - The typical answers were inauspicious.
我看到的答案一般是负面的。 - Answer: well, nobody may take it into much account, because it will be considered inauspicious.
回答：每人会对这个问题多想的，因为可能会认为不太吉利。 - From these inauspicious beginnings, the world of software development has given rise to numerous other myths.
从这种误解开始，软件开发领域产生了很多荒谬的言论。 - Ancient Chinese people thought that dreams can imply auspicious and inauspicious things.
古人认为梦可以预示吉兆和恶运。 - It mainly includes two parts: auspicious& inauspicious signs from heaven.
它主要包括天显祥瑞和天降灾异两个方面。