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
- 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！ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - According to the five ceremonies auspicious, inauspicious, fine, guest, military, we analyze the jade articles 'distinctive status and important effect in the ceremony civilization.
分别从这个时期吉、凶、宾、军、嘉五礼，分析玉器在礼制文明中的独特地位和重要作用。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The world's newest long-haul budget airline got off to an inauspicious start yesterday after its debut flight from Hong Kong to London was cancelled because it lacked permission to fly over Russia.
上星期，世界最新的长途经济航空公司在香港首航不顺利。由于没有飞越俄国上空的批准，该公司由香港飞往伦敦的航班在首天被逼取消。