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
  1. an inauspicious start
     不吉利的开头

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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• 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！
• For China's estimated 130m migrant workers, this inauspicious start to the Year of the Ox is only likely to get worse.
  对于中国约1.3亿农民工而言，牛年开头就不吉利，而情况可能只会变得更糟。
• Bad luck has it that most primary commodity and food prices have risen at this most inauspicious time.
  不幸的是，在这个最不顺利的时间点上，多数主要大宗商品及食品价格都已上升。
• It mainly includes two parts: auspicious& inauspicious signs from heaven.
  它主要包括天显祥瑞和天降灾异两个方面。
• The likeness is indeed true, but it is a dull, dead, unfeeling, inauspicious likeness.
  真的，它确实很象，但却是一种呆滞死板，暮气沉沉，毫无情感的相似。
• From these inauspicious beginnings, the world of software development has given rise to numerous other myths.
  从这种误解开始，软件开发领域产生了很多荒谬的言论。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is inauspicious to walk under a ladder.
  从梯子下走过是不吉利的。
• 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。