英['ɔːɡə(r)]美['ɔːɡər]
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词源词根法
【结构分析】augur=au（鸟）+gur（交谈）→与鸟交谈→通过鸟的飞行情况来占卜的人→占卜师=【词源解释】au←拉丁语avis（鸟）；gur←拉丁语garrire（交谈）=【背景知识】古罗马的伊特鲁利亚人有通过观看飞鸟来占卜凶吉的做法。巫师用一个魔杖在天空中画出一个区域，观察鸟在该区域的飞行，通过鸟的飞行来判断吉凶。通过飞鸟来占卜的人就叫做augur，这种占卜法就叫做augury或auspice。
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小知识
To augur is to predict or indicate. A black cat passing in front of you is said to augur bad luck, but if you love cats you can choose to believe that it augurs good luck instead.
In the past, when you said you would augur the future it meant you would predict it. That form of augur is rarely used today, but the sense of prediction — connected to an object or event — remains. Dark clouds augur a rainstorm. If you skip a dress rehearsal before opening night of a show, it won’t augur well for your performance. The Latin root stems from an ancient Roman religious official who predicted the future from omens.