ominous

/ˈɒmɪnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːmɪnəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈä-mə-nəs/ (ame, mw)

ominous — adjective

  • ominouspositive
  • more ominouscomparative
  • most ominoussuperlative

1. making you feel that trouble, danger, or bad news is coming soon

1.形容詞B2
釋義

making you feel that trouble, danger, or bad news is coming soon

例句

Dark clouds gathered over the harbor, and the sky looked ominous.

predicative: look + ominous

An ominous message flashed on Aarav's control screen before takeoff.

attributive: ominous + message / sign

同義詞
  • foreboding

    closer to a heavy feeling of fear, often inside a person

  • sinister

    suggests hidden evil or malice, not just a warning sign

  • threatening

    broader and more direct; can describe immediate danger

  • menacing

    stronger and more hostile, often with an active wish to harm

反義詞
  • reassuring

    makes you feel that things are likely to be fine

  • promising

    suggests that good results are likely

文法句型

ominous + noun

look / sound / feel + ominous

用法筆記

Often used for signs, sounds, expressions, or silences that seem to point to trouble ahead. Unlike sinister, it focuses more on the warning of future danger than on hidden evil itself.

常見錯誤

❌The broken chair looked ominous, so nobody sat on it.
✅The broken chair looked dangerous, so nobody sat on it.
💡Ominous suggests a warning sign of future trouble, not a direct physical risk in the object itself.