English Dictionary

augur

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɔː.ɡə/

名詞

古代ローマ

A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.

日本語の意味

鳥や動物の行動、天体現象、異常な出来事などから未来を予知する占い師

The villagers consulted the augur after the strange comet appeared, hoping he could explain what it portended.

村人たちは奇妙な彗星が現れた後、それが何を予兆しているのか説明してくれることを期待して、鳥や天体の兆候を見て未来を占う占い師に相談した。

意味（1）

A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.

Augur of ill, whoſe tongue was never found / Without a prieſtly curſe, or boding ſound; …

意味（2）

(Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.

It was an ancient tradition, that when the Capitol was founded by one of the Roman kings, the god Terminus (who presided over boundaries, and was represented, according to the fashion of that age, by a large stone) alone, among all the inferior deities, refused to yield his place to Jupiter himself. A favorable inference was drawn from his obstinacy, which was interpreted by the augurs as a sure presage that the boundaries of the Roman power would never recede.

augurs （ plural ）