augury
UK ['ɔ:g.jʊ.ri] US ['ɑ:g.jɚ.i] formal
noun
countable
■a sign of what might happen in the future 预兆；征兆•These sales figures are a good augury for another profitable year.这些销售数字是个好兆头，预示着今年将继续盈利。 uncountable
■the skill of knowing what will happen in the future 占卜术；预知•His remarkable recovery defied all medical augury.他奇迹般地康复了，所有的医学预测都不攻自破。 |