presage

词根词缀:

词根
sag= to know 知道

presage n. 预感

pre 预先 + sag 知道 + e → 预先知道 → 预感

sagacious adj. 睿智的

sag 知道 + acious 多…的 → 知道很多的 → 睿智的

sagacity n. 聪慧

sag 知道 + acity 性质,状态,情况 → 知道得多到一定程度 → 聪慧

sage n. 贤人

sapience n. 智慧

sapi〔= sag〕知道 + ence 性质,状态,行为 → 智慧

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To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.

预示事先暗示或警告;预言。

Such incidents often presage war.

那样的(政治性)事件常成为战争的前兆。

On past form the slowdown seemed likely to presage a long slump.

从过去的经验来看,这种下降很可能是经济大萧条的预兆。

That, in turn, leaves me feeling it is too early to believe green shoots could presage a full blown recovery anytime soon either in the verdant pastures of West Virginia, or anywhere else linked to the US mortgage world.

这进而让我觉得,认为萌芽可能预示着全面复苏无论是在西弗吉尼亚葱绿的草地上,还是与美国抵押贷款界相关的任何其它地方很快会到来,还为时过早。

Does the president's speech presage a newly energetic sally by the administration into this thankless, daunting battlefield?

奥巴马的讲话是否预示着美国政府将在这片冷酷、棘手的战场上重新发起冲锋?

These responses contrasted with praise of the accord from India and China, and may presage problems for the United Nations in keeping the fragile alliances formed in Copenhagen together.

这些反应与印度和中国对协议的称赞形成了对比,可能预示着联合国难以维系在哥本哈根形成的脆弱联盟。