ominous
英検準1級不吉な・険悪な
意味
- 不吉な,不幸なことの起こりそうな;前兆となる
例文
The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
空が怪しい。雨が降るかな。
Gradually, the weather became ominous.
だんだん天気が怪しくなってきた。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Latin ōminōsus (“full of foreboding”), from ōmen (“forbidden fruit, omen”), from Old Latin osmen, of uncertain origin, with many origins proposed (see ōmen).