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auspicious (adj.)
[auspicious 词源字典]
1590s, "of good omen" (implied in
auspiciously
), from Latin
auspicium
"divination by observing the flight of birds," from
auspex
(genitive
auspicis
) +
-ous
. Related:
Auspiciously
;
auspiciousness
.
[auspicious etymology, auspicious origin, 英语词源]