presage
Word family adjectivepresagefulnounpresagementpresagerverbpresage
pres·age /ˈpresɪdʒ, prəˈseɪdʒ/ verb [transitiveT] formalWARN to be a sign that something is going to happen, especially something bad 预示,预兆〔尤指不祥的事〕 The large number of moderate earthquakes that have occurred recently could presage a larger quake soon. 最近多次发生中等强度的地震,这预示着可能很快就会发生更强烈的地震。
—presage noun [countableC] Origin presage (1500-1600) presage “something that shows the future” ((14-21 centuries)), from Latin praesagium, from praesagire, from sagire “to understand clearly”