late 14c., "something that portends," from Latin praesagium "a foreboding," from praesagire "to perceive beforehand, forebode," from praesagus (adj.) "perceiving beforehand, prophetic," from prae "before" (see pre-) + sagus "prophetic," related to sagire "perceive" (see sagacious).
presage (v.)
1560s, from Middle French présager (16c.), from présage "omen," from Latin praesagium (see presage (n.)). Related: Presaged; presaging.
雙語例句
1. By certain signs we may presage of heats and rains.
靠某種跡象,我們可以預(yù)測酷熱和下雨.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
2. When the weasel and the cat make a marriage , it is a very ill presage.