augury
/ˈɔːgjʊrɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen预兆; 征兆:
they heard the sound as an augury of death.
他们从那声音听到了死亡之兆。
1.1
- mass noun the interpretation of omens占卜。
词源
late Middle English (in the sense divination): from Old French augurie or Latin augurium 'interpretation of omens', from augur (see AUGUR).