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单词 inauspicious
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Definition of inauspicious in English:

inauspicious

adjective ɪnɔːˈspɪʃəsˌɪnɔˈspɪʃəs
  • 1Not conducive to success; unpromising.

    不幸的,不祥的,不利的;无前途的,没希望的

    following this inauspicious start the British, outnumbered, withdrew
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Despite these inauspicious circumstances, it soon became clear that the two shared artistic and personal passions.
    • ‘The beginning was decidedly inauspicious,’ she writes.
    • Despite its inauspicious beginnings, the pair of them had an unorthodox, but happy marriage that lasted until Charlotte's death in 1943.
    • Last year, in his first professional season, he made a similarly inauspicious start to the Challenge Tour, missing several cuts, being penalised for being late on the tee, and on one occasion disqualified.
    • It was an inauspicious beginning and there were many complaints about cancelled shows and misleading publicity.
    • Her start in life was inauspicious, enough to put many kids on the downward slope as soon as they were out of nappies.
    • Her first few weeks are inauspicious - her wardrobe, in which the emphasis is very much on leather, Lycra and PVC, alienates the rest of the female workforce, as does her brutal candour.
    • The problem with the whole strategy of fighting drugs in prison, however, is that the fight takes place in that most inauspicious of environments: prison.
    • Despite an inauspicious damp start to the day, the sun came out as the 1,400 participants gathered for the event, which was held at Broughton Hall, near Skipton.
    • However, in the hands of Scots director Saul Metzstein and writer Jack Lothian, the inauspicious subject matter is neatly woven into a slow-burning comic gem.
    • This social revolution has taken 50 years to complete but had an inauspicious start.
    • This inauspicious start was then followed up by a catalogue of errors and poor service.
    • His success there attracted the attention of Gothenburg, where, despite that inauspicious start, he became the first Swedish coach to win the Uefa Cup.
    • The organisers claimed 30,000 delegates from all over Europe, made up of leftists, environmentalists and anti-war campaigners, but as a celebration it got off to an inauspicious start.
    • Torrential rain almost drowned the celebrations as the launch of the Yorkshire Dales National Park's 50th anniversary celebrations got off to an inauspicious start.
    • Yet out of this inauspicious premise, director Peter Hedges (who also scripted About a Boy and What's Eating Gilbert Grape) has created an extraordinarily fresh and universal film.
    • I suppose I should have expected little more of the day after such an inauspicious start.
    • It is a good subject for a boardroom chat, but an inauspicious one for a magazine article.
    • However, despite such inauspicious beginnings, by Act 2 Noel has successfully infiltrated the upper echelons of society and seems set for success.
    • The dish that arrived resembled a spring roll surrounded by a sauce that had the consistency and colour of custard, but in spite of such an inauspicious start we were both pretty impressed.
    Synonyms
    unpromising, unpropitious, unfavourable, adverse, unfortunate, infelicitous, unhappy, ill-omened, ominous, ill-fated, ill-starred, untoward, untimely, inopportune, disadvantageous
    discouraging, disheartening, gloomy, bleak, black, bad
    rare sinistrous
    Scottish unchancy
    1. 1.1 Unlucky.
      this is the inauspicious star of disaster
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But, for many, sadly all snowdrops are to be shunned; like other white flowers, they are often considered inauspicious.
      • To say she was superstitious was an understatement - she would book every single Friday 13 th off work, and any day that looked inauspicious on her horoscope.
      • Most influential, however, are the inauspicious occurrences that bode disaster.
      • It seemed like quite an inauspicious, dark year at the time, but 1981 was, like 1945, a turning point up from a bottom in some sense.
      • These ‘genuine shifts in cohesion and cooperation’ the editorialist writes about did not arise from an inauspicious conjunction of the stars.
      • An indigo base is usually meant for an adult and often signifies an unhappy or inauspicious occasion.
      • These female spirits linger near the places where, in life, they met untimely and inauspicious deaths or died childless.
      • Oh no, there's nothing inauspicious about your side of the bed.

Derivatives

  • inauspiciously

  • adverbˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəsliˌɪnɔˈspɪʃəsli
    • The second half began inauspiciously for the Scots.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Today started inauspiciously but as it drew on became progressively more pleasant and right now I am quite happy, which seems like a good thing for a new year, and a fantastic omen for things to come.
      • Hinrich began the season inauspiciously, when he spent the first five games on the injured list because of a viral illness.
      • My career in Fleet Street began inauspiciously: the very first feature I wrote for the Guardian, more than a quarter of a century ago, elicited a libel writ.
      • Proceedings started inauspiciously for the home team, when prevailing wisdom was they needed early points to stand any chance.
  • inauspiciousness

  • noun
    • ‘This isn't my day’ she concluded somewhat belatedly; shaking her head in a combination of attrition and black humor as she considered the somewhat odious inauspiciousness of today's events thus far.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • So the character of Adi seems to be one of inauspiciousness and austerities - no marriages, or at least not until after the new moon; no initiation ceremonies; acts of penance.

Definition of inauspicious in US English:

inauspicious

adjectiveˌɪnɔˈspɪʃəsˌinôˈspiSHəs
  • 1Not conducive to success; unpromising.

    不幸的,不祥的,不利的;无前途的,没希望的

    it was an inauspicious beginning to the long and complex entanglement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yet out of this inauspicious premise, director Peter Hedges (who also scripted About a Boy and What's Eating Gilbert Grape) has created an extraordinarily fresh and universal film.
    • The dish that arrived resembled a spring roll surrounded by a sauce that had the consistency and colour of custard, but in spite of such an inauspicious start we were both pretty impressed.
    • The organisers claimed 30,000 delegates from all over Europe, made up of leftists, environmentalists and anti-war campaigners, but as a celebration it got off to an inauspicious start.
    • However, despite such inauspicious beginnings, by Act 2 Noel has successfully infiltrated the upper echelons of society and seems set for success.
    • However, in the hands of Scots director Saul Metzstein and writer Jack Lothian, the inauspicious subject matter is neatly woven into a slow-burning comic gem.
    • I suppose I should have expected little more of the day after such an inauspicious start.
    • His success there attracted the attention of Gothenburg, where, despite that inauspicious start, he became the first Swedish coach to win the Uefa Cup.
    • Despite its inauspicious beginnings, the pair of them had an unorthodox, but happy marriage that lasted until Charlotte's death in 1943.
    • The problem with the whole strategy of fighting drugs in prison, however, is that the fight takes place in that most inauspicious of environments: prison.
    • ‘The beginning was decidedly inauspicious,’ she writes.
    • Her first few weeks are inauspicious - her wardrobe, in which the emphasis is very much on leather, Lycra and PVC, alienates the rest of the female workforce, as does her brutal candour.
    • This inauspicious start was then followed up by a catalogue of errors and poor service.
    • Despite an inauspicious damp start to the day, the sun came out as the 1,400 participants gathered for the event, which was held at Broughton Hall, near Skipton.
    • Last year, in his first professional season, he made a similarly inauspicious start to the Challenge Tour, missing several cuts, being penalised for being late on the tee, and on one occasion disqualified.
    • It was an inauspicious beginning and there were many complaints about cancelled shows and misleading publicity.
    • Despite these inauspicious circumstances, it soon became clear that the two shared artistic and personal passions.
    • Torrential rain almost drowned the celebrations as the launch of the Yorkshire Dales National Park's 50th anniversary celebrations got off to an inauspicious start.
    • Her start in life was inauspicious, enough to put many kids on the downward slope as soon as they were out of nappies.
    • This social revolution has taken 50 years to complete but had an inauspicious start.
    • It is a good subject for a boardroom chat, but an inauspicious one for a magazine article.
    Synonyms
    unpromising, unpropitious, unfavourable, adverse, unfortunate, infelicitous, unhappy, ill-omened, ominous, ill-fated, ill-starred, untoward, untimely, inopportune, disadvantageous
    1. 1.1 Unlucky.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • These female spirits linger near the places where, in life, they met untimely and inauspicious deaths or died childless.
      • To say she was superstitious was an understatement - she would book every single Friday 13 th off work, and any day that looked inauspicious on her horoscope.
      • Most influential, however, are the inauspicious occurrences that bode disaster.
      • Oh no, there's nothing inauspicious about your side of the bed.
      • These ‘genuine shifts in cohesion and cooperation’ the editorialist writes about did not arise from an inauspicious conjunction of the stars.
      • An indigo base is usually meant for an adult and often signifies an unhappy or inauspicious occasion.
      • It seemed like quite an inauspicious, dark year at the time, but 1981 was, like 1945, a turning point up from a bottom in some sense.
      • But, for many, sadly all snowdrops are to be shunned; like other white flowers, they are often considered inauspicious.
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