ominous
/ˈɒmɪnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːmɪnəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈä-mə-nəs/ (ame, mw)
ominous — 形容詞
- ominouspositive
- more ominouscomparative
- most ominoussuperlative
1. making you feel that trouble, danger, or bad news is coming soon
不祥的
讓人覺得壞事將近的
making you feel that trouble, danger, or bad news is coming soon
Dark clouds gathered over the harbor, and the sky looked ominous.
烏雲聚集在港口上空，天空看起來很不祥。
predicative: look + ominous
An ominous message flashed on Aarav's control screen before takeoff.
起飛前，Aarav 的控制螢幕上跳出一則不祥的訊息。
attributive: ominous + message / sign
The sudden silence in the forest felt ominous to Lucia.
森林裡突然安靜下來，讓 Lucia 覺得很不祥。
Yara heard an ominous warning on the radio about the rising river.
Yara 在廣播裡聽到一則關於河水上漲的不祥警告。
The judge's long pause before the verdict sounded ominous in the quiet courtroom.
法官在宣判前那段長時間停頓，在安靜的法庭裡聽起來很不祥。
- 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
- 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.