presentiment

英 [prɪ'zentɪm(ə)nt; -'sen-] 美 [prɪ'zɛntɪmənt]
  • n. 预感

助记提示


1、pre- + senti- + -ment.
2、字面含义为:sense beforehand.

中文词源


presentiment 预感,不祥之感

来自拉丁语praesentire,预感,来自prae,在前,sentire,感觉,感知,词源同sense,consent.

英文词源


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.)).

双语例句


1. I had a presentiment that he represented a danger to me.
我预感他会给我带来危险。

来自柯林斯例句

2. a presentiment of disaster
大难临头的预感

来自《权威词典》

3. He had a presentiment of disaster.
他预感会有灾难降临。

来自辞典例句

4. I have a presentiment that something bad will happen.
我有某种不祥事要发生的预感.

来自辞典例句

5. I have neither a fear, nor a presentiment, nor a hope of death.
我对死设有恐惧, 也没有预感, 也没有巴望着死.

来自辞典例句

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