portend

vt. 预示；预兆；意味着

中文词源

portend 预示，预兆

por-,在前，-tend,延伸，伸展，词源同extend.引申词义预示，预兆。

portend: portend: see tend
portend (v.): early 15c., from Latin portendere "foretell, reveal; point out, indicate," originally "to stretch forward," from por- (variant of pro-; see pro-) "forth, forward" + tendere "to stretch, extend" (see tenet). Related: Portended; portending.

1. por- "pro-, forth, forward" + tend-.2. 字面含义：stretch forward.3. => foretell, reveal; point out, indicate.4. 可以说是伸展超前，具有超前意识。触及到了前面的、位置的、将来的东西。

2. The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.: 该变化没有预示社会状况的根本改观。

5. Not, perhaps, a great portend for a new generation of robots.: 但是在现实中, 这可能预示着下一代的新机器人.