ominously

/ˈɒmɪnəsli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːmɪnəsli/ (ame, ipa)

ominously — adverb

1. with signs that make trouble or danger seem very close

1.副詞C1
釋義

with signs that make trouble or danger seem very close

例句

Thunder rolled ominously across the valley before the power went out.

sound verb + ominously (warning before trouble)

A red light blinked ominously on Vikram's dashboard during the mountain drive.

blink ominously (machine warning sign)

同義詞
  • threateningly

    more direct; usually suggests danger that is already moving toward you

  • suspiciously

    weaker and broader; suggests something seems wrong, not necessarily that harm is coming

  • forebodingly

    more literary; stresses a heavy feeling of doom

反義詞
  • reassuringly

    in a way that makes people feel safer, not more worried

  • promisingly

    in a way that suggests good results are likely

文法句型

verb + ominously

sound/light/weather verb + ominously

用法筆記

Common with sounds, lights, weather, and other signs that seem to announce trouble. It points to a warning of what may happen next, not to an attack that is already happening.

常見錯誤

❌An ominously message appeared on the screen.
✅An ominous message appeared on the screen.
💡Use 'ominous' before a noun; 'ominously' describes how something happens.