inauspicious
inauspicious 英 [ˌɪnɔ:ˈspɪʃəs] 美 [ˌɪnɔˈspɪʃəs]
adj. 不祥的；不吉的，恶运的
- Reaching into your hat to pull out a rabbit and instead removing a sock can seem like an inauspicious start to your magic show. Inauspicious describes something that seems unpromising or unlikely to be successful.
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- adj. 不祥的；不吉的，恶运的
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1. He now has the inauspicious designation of being a part of the Cavs' worst two losses of the season.
他现在有一种不祥的感觉因为他参与了骑士队这个赛季两场最惨痛的失利。
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2. In fact, some voters—and politicians—might even find themselves longing for a return to the inauspicious Aughties.
事实上，某些选民——以及政客们——或许发现他们自己甚至都渴望回到那个不吉利的。
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3. In cultures that don’t celebrate Halloween and Valentine’s Day but consider other days particularly auspicious or inauspicious, does this effect also happen?
在那些不过万圣节和情人节但也有吉祥或不吉祥的特殊日子的其他文化里，这些影响也会发生吗？
- inauspicious (adj.) 1590s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + auspicious. Related: Inauspiciously; inauspiciousness. The Latin word was inauspicatus "without auspices; with bad auspices," which had a brief career in English as inauspicate (17c.).
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