por·tent /ˈpɔrˌtɛnt, ˈpor-/
前兆,預示,異常之物
Por·tent n. That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign.
My loss by dire portents the god foretold. --Dryden.
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portent
n : a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen
before going into battle" [syn: omen, presage, prognostic,
prognostication, prodigy]