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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Auspice \Aus"pice\, n.; pl. {Auspices}. [L. auspicium, fr.
auspex: cf. F. auspice. See {Auspicate}, a.]
1. A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen
as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen
or sign in general; an indication as to the future.
2. Protection; patronage and care; guidance.
Which by his auspice they will nobler make.
--Dryden.
Note: In this sense the word is generally plural, auspices;
as, under the auspices of the king.
資料來源 : WordNet®
auspices
See {auspex}
auspices
n : kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held
under the auspices of the city council" [syn: {protection},
{aegis}]
auspex
n : (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to
guide public policy [syn: {augur}]
[also: {auspices} (pl)]