前兆,預示,異常之物
Portent \Por*tent"\ (?; 277), n. [L. portentum. See {Portend}.] That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign. --Shak. My loss by dire portents the god foretold. --Dryden.
portent n : a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: {omen}, {presage}, {prognostic}, {prognostication}, {prodigy}]