auspicious
adjective
formaluk/ɔːˈspɪʃ.əs/us/ɑːˈspɪʃ.əs/suggestingapositiveandsuccessfulfuture:
吉利的,吉祥的Theywontheirfirstmatchof theseason5–1 which was an auspiciousstart/beginning.他们在赛季的头场比赛就获得5比1的大胜,迎来一个开门红。
Our firstmeetingwas not auspicious - we had ahugeargument.我们初次会见就不顺利——我们之间发生了激烈的争执。
Synonym
propitiousformal
Opposites
adverse
inauspiciousformal
ominous
unfavourableUK
Potential
- accident
- an accident waiting to happenidiom
- auspiciously
- be an actor, cook, etc. in the makingidiom
- budding
- commanding
- embryo
- fertile
- making
- not be beyond the wit of man/someoneidiom
- potential
- potentiality
- potentially
- prospect
- prospective
- realizable
- retrievable
- room
- room for improvementidiom
- sleeper