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If something augurs well, it is a sign that things will probably go well; if it augurs badly, or augurs ill, it is a sign of trouble. Empty streets before a shop opens do not augur well for the owner.
If something augurs well如果某件事augurs well, it is a sign that things will probably go well就是事情大概會順利的一個徵兆; if it augurs badly, or augurs ill如果augurs badly或augurs ill, it is a sign of trouble就是有麻煩的徵兆. Empty streets before a shop opens一家店開幕前街上空蕩蕩的 do not augur well for the owner對老闆來說不是好徵兆
The verb is a little literary; news writers and essay writers still like it, but friends chatting will usually say “that’s a good sign” or “that doesn’t look good.” The word started as a noun: in Rome an augur was a priest who watched birds and other signs to say what the gods meant. English kept that person, and also grew the verb.
The verb is a little literary這個動詞有點文學味; news writers and essay writers still like it新聞和散文作者還是喜歡用, but friends chatting will usually say "that's a good sign" or "that doesn't look good."但朋友聊天通常會說「that's a good sign」或「that doesn't look good」. The word started as a noun這個字最早是名詞: in Rome an augur was a priest who watched birds and other signs to say what the gods meant在羅馬，an augur是一種祭司，靠觀察飛鳥等徵象來說出神明的意思. English kept that person英文保留了那個指人的說法, and also grew the verb後來也長出了這個動詞
Scholars are not sure where the Latin word itself came from, so it is safer not to tie it to August or just because they look similar.
Scholars are not sure where the Latin word itself came from學者不確定這個拉丁字本身是哪裡來的, so it is safer not to tie it to August or augment所以最好不要把它跟August或augment扯在一起 just because they look similar只因為它們看起來很像
組成Borrowed from Latin augur, a Roman priest who read omens; akin to Latin augurō (“to interpret omens”). The Latin word’s own origin is uncertain. English uses it as a verb (“to be a sign”) and still, less often, as that noun.
同家族的字
- augurythe sign, or the practice of reading signs; built from augur
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
augurnoun/ˈɔːɡə/
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A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
- Augur of ill, whoſe tongue was never found / Without a prieſtly curſe, or boding ſound; [...]
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An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
- It was an ancient tradition, that when the Capitol was founded by one of the Roman kings, the god Terminus (who presided over boundaries, and was represented, according to the fashion of that age, by a large stone) alone, among all the inferior deities, refused to yield his place to Jupiter himself. A favorable inference was drawn from his obstinacy, which was interpreted by the augurs as a sure presage that the boundaries of the Roman power would never recede.
augurverb/ˈɔːɡə/
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To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.
- Every circumstance augured success.
- Recent events do not augur well for world peace.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。