augury的词源

英文词源

augury (n.)

late 14c., "pination from the flight of birds," from Old French augure "pination, soothsaying, sorcery, enchantment," or directly from Latin augurium "pination, the observation and interpretation of omens" (see augur). Figurative sense of "omen, portent, indication" is from 1797 (also often in plural as auguries).

中文词源

augury：占卜、预言

发音释义：['ɔːgjʊrɪ] n. 占卜；预言；预兆

结构分析：augury = augur（占卜师）+y→占卜

词源解释：augury←拉丁语augurium（占卜）

实用知识：coffee augury（咖啡占卜法）：喝完咖啡后查看咖啡残渣形成的图案来预测事情，起源于希腊。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：augury 词源，augury 含义。

augury：(古罗马)占卜术，占卜仪式；预兆

词根词缀： -augur-占卜 + -y名词词尾