inauspicious
英 [ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs]
美 [ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs]
adj. 预示前景黯淡的; 不祥的; 不吉利的
BNC.32994 / COCA.27562
牛津词典
adj.
- 预示前景黯淡的；不祥的；不吉利的
showing signs that the future will not be good or successful- an inauspicious start
不吉利的开头
- an inauspicious start
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不祥的;凶兆的;不吉利的
Aninauspiciousevent is one that gives signs that success is unlikely.- The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when he was late.
他迟到了,会议一开始就不顺利。
- The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when he was late.
双语例句
- The typical answers were inauspicious.
我看到的答案一般是负面的。 - Finding it so directly on the threshold of our narrative, which is now about to issue from that inauspicious portal, we could hardly do otherwise than pluck one of its flowers, and present it to the reader.
既然我们要讲述的故事要从这一不样的门口开篇，而恰恰在门限处一眼便可望见这丛野玫瑰，我们怎能不摘下一朵玫瑰花，将其呈献给读者呢！ - The Chinese people stress to send gifts in pairs, for odd numbers are regarded as inauspicious. So, dual Euler method is better than quaternion method in the solution of the singularity of the Euler equation.
中国人一般讲究礼品成双，因为奇数被视为不吉利。因此，对于解决欧拉方程奇异性来讲，双欧法要优于四元数法。 - Clearly, most investors have not seen higher commodity prices as inauspicious, merely as a symptom of robust global demand.
很明显，大多数的投资者并没有将商品的高价看作凶兆，而只是作为大量全球需求的象征。 - All along the way people make great efforts to avoid any inauspicious influence.
一路上人们都会竭力避免不好的影响。 - Answer: well, nobody may take it into much account, because it will be considered inauspicious.
回答：每人会对这个问题多想的，因为可能会认为不太吉利。 - Luther, according to the scandal of his monkish enemies, was a brat of that hellish breed; nor was Pearl the only child to whom this inauspicious origin was assigned among the New England Puritans.
按照路德②在教会中那些敌人的谣言，他本人就是那种恶魔的孽种；而在新英格兰的请教徒中闯，有这种可疑血缘的，可不仅仅珠儿一个孩子。 - After an inauspicious start, Scotland went on to win the match by three goals to two.
在不顺的开场之后，苏格兰队最终以3比2赢了比赛。 - Ancient Chinese people thought that dreams can imply auspicious and inauspicious things.
古人认为梦可以预示吉兆和恶运。 - With these inauspicious circumstances, it is no surprise the IMF is rapidly burying its multilateral consultations on global imbalances.
由于这些不利的环境，难怪国际货币基金组织迅速结束了关于全球失衡问题的多边磋商。