presentiment
英 [pr?'zent?m(?)nt; -'sen-]
美[pr?'z?nt?m?nt]
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?presentiments;
助記提示
1、pre- + senti- + -ment.
2、字面含義為：sense beforehand.
中文詞源
presentiment 預(yù)感，不祥之感來自拉丁語praesentire,預(yù)感，來自prae,在前，sentire,感覺，感知，詞源同sense,consent.
英文詞源
- presentiment (n.)
- 1714, from obsolete French presentiment (Modern French Related: pressentiment), from Middle French pressentir "to have foreboding," from Latin praesentire "to sense beforehand," from prae "before" (see pre-) + sentire "perceive, feel" (see sense (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. I had a presentiment that he represented a danger to me.
- 我預(yù)感他會給我?guī)砦ｋU。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. a presentiment of disaster
- 大難臨頭的預(yù)感
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. He had a presentiment of disaster.
- 他預(yù)感會有災(zāi)難降臨。
來自辭典例句
- 4. I have a presentiment that something bad will happen.
- 我有某種不祥事要發(fā)生的預(yù)感.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I have neither a fear, nor a presentiment, nor a hope of death.
- 我對死設(shè)有恐懼, 也沒有預(yù)感, 也沒有巴望著死.
來自辭典例句