augur
【考法1】n. 預(yù)言家：one who predicts future events or developments
【例】The ancient Roman augurs predicted the future by reading the flight of birds. 古羅馬的預(yù)言家們通過鳥
類的航線來(lái)預(yù)測(cè)未來(lái)
【近】forecaster, foreseer, diviner, foreteller, prophesier, visionary
【考法2】v. 出現(xiàn)好兆頭：to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome
【例】This augurs well for us. 這是一個(gè)好兆頭
【近】forebode, promise
【考法3】vt. 預(yù)言：to tell of or describe beforehand
【例】The fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me. 占卜人預(yù)言在我身上將會(huì)有一系列
大災(zāi)難發(fā)生
【近】forecast, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy
authentic
【考法1】adj. 真實(shí)的，非仿造的： being exactly as appears or as claimed
【例】found an authentic Native American arrowhead 發(fā)現(xiàn)了一支美洲土著的箭頭
【近】bona fide, certified, genuine
【反】bogus, counterfeit, fake, mock, phony, spurious 偽造的
【考法2】adj. 準(zhǔn)確的，相符合的：following an original exactly
【例】an authentic reconstruction of the Parthenon 帕臺(tái)農(nóng)神殿的準(zhǔn)確複刻
【近】accurate, exact, precise, right, veracious
【反】corrupt, false 錯(cuò)誤的
【派】authenticity n. 真實(shí)，真實(shí)性
authority
【考法1】n. （某領(lǐng)域的）權(quán)威人士：a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
【例】a leading authority on neural anatomy 一名神經(jīng)解剖學(xué)領(lǐng)域的權(quán)威人士
【近】expert, connoisseur, maestro, master, virtuoso
【反】amateur 業(yè)餘愛好者
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