Something ominous makes you feel that trouble is on the way, even before anything bad has happened. Dark clouds can look ominous. A long silence after a hard question can feel ominous. Film music goes low and slow to make a scene feel ominous.

Something ominous某件 ominous 的事 makes you feel that trouble is on the way會讓你覺得麻煩要來了， even before anything bad has happened即使壞事根本還沒發生。Dark clouds烏雲 can look ominous可能看起來很不祥。A long silence after a hard question一個難題之後的長時間沉默 can feel ominous可能讓人感覺不祥。Film music電影配樂 goes low and slow會變得低沉緩慢， to make a scene feel ominous好讓那個場景感覺不祥。

It is about the feeling of a bad future, not the bad thing itself. It always leans negative — you would not call a birthday cake ominous.

It is about the feeling of a bad future重點在那種「未來不妙」的感覺， not the bad thing itself而不是那件壞事本身。It always leans negative這個字永遠偏負面—— you would not call a birthday cake ominous你不會說一個生日蛋糕是 ominous 的。

The word comes from omen, a sign of the future, plus a piece that means 'full of' that feeling. Though actually, people stretch it a little: a quiet street at night is not a message from the future, but we still call it ominous because it gives the same chill.

The word這個字 comes from omen來自 omen（預兆）， a sign of the future也就是未來的徵兆， plus a piece that means 'full of' that feeling再加上一個表示「充滿」那種感覺的字尾。Though actually不過其實， people stretch it a little人們也會把它用得寬鬆一點： a quiet street at night晚上一條安靜的街 is not a message from the future並不是什麼未來的訊息， but we still call it ominous但我們還是會說它 ominous， because it gives the same chill因為它給人同樣的那種寒意。