英:['pri:'sɪgnɪfaɪ]
美:[pri'sɪgnəˌfaɪ]
英:['pri:'sɪgnɪfaɪ]
美:[pri'sɪgnəˌfaɪ]
pre·sig·ni·fy
pri sIg nih faI
presignifies, presignifying, presignified
verb
transitive verb
to intimate or signify beforehand : presage
Latin praesignificare, from prae- + significare to signify
The first known use of presignify was in 1586
1 预告
predictive premonitory notice warning premonition annunciation predict warn herald foresee prophesy forerun foreshow preliminary announcement forenotice announcement prediction vaticinate omen preacquaint forespeak pretypify announce trail harbinger preannounce previse vaticinal avertissement prophecy prodigy heraldry premonish underline bode
2 预示
vaticinal predictive prophetic prophetical prefigurative annunciatory prelusive presage adumbration vaticination soothsay sign promise predict signify omen bode foreshadow foretell portend augur prefigure betoken prognosticate adumbrate foretoken forerun foreshow ominous bodement type foreboding prefiguration signal prophesy forespeak pretypify indicate trail shadow typify harbinger bespeak betide forebode boding indication typology foretaste preecho threaten forecast token denote