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
  1. an inauspicious start
     不吉利的开头

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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• 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 typical answers were inauspicious.
  我看到的答案一般是负面的。
• Bad luck has it that most primary commodity and food prices have risen at this most inauspicious time.
  不幸的是，在这个最不顺利的时间点上，多数主要大宗商品及食品价格都已上升。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Chinese people stress to send gifts in pairs, for odd numbers are regarded as inauspicious. So, dual Euler method is better than quaternion method in the solution of the singularity of the Euler equation.
  中国人一般讲究礼品成双，因为奇数被视为不吉利。因此，对于解决欧拉方程奇异性来讲，双欧法要优于四元数法。
• 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。
• Dutch statisticians have established that Friday13th, a date regarded in many countries as inauspicious, is actually safer than an average Friday.
  翻译公司最新消息：荷兰统计学家日前公布，在很多国家被认为不吉利的黑色星期五其实比普通星期五更安全。