portentousness

n.

凶兆；预兆；自负；

1. The present aspect of society is portentous of great change.
   现在的社会预示着重大变革的发生。
2. I see a portentous thing to come.
   我预感不祥的事情要来到了。
3. Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity.
   这样一个可怕而神秘的怪物激起了我所有的猎奇心。
4. Keep it, in any case, familiar, facetious even, rather then pedantic and portentous.
   无论如何，要使它显得很随便，甚至滑稽可笑，而不要显得很迂腐，夜郎自大。

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