名詞 presage:

1. a foreboding about what is about to happen
2. a sign of something about to happen
   同義詞：omen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy

動詞 presage:

1. indicate by signs
   同義詞：bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict

1. Such incidents often presage war.
   那樣的事件常成為戰(zhàn)爭的前兆。
2. Suddenly he had a presage about the near danger.
   他突然對即將到來的危險有了一種預(yù)感。
3. The clouds presage a storm.
   烏云預(yù)示著暴風(fēng)雨的到來。

pres.age

n.（名詞）
An indication or a warning of a future occurrence; an omen.
預(yù)示，不祥之兆：對將來要發(fā)生的事件的跡象或警告；惡兆
A feeling or an intuition of what is going to occur; a presentiment.
預(yù)感，預(yù)知：對將要發(fā)生的事的感覺或直覺；預(yù)感
Prophetic significance or meaning.
預(yù)示：預(yù)言性的意義或意思
Archaic A prediction.
【古語】 預(yù)言
v.（動詞）
pre.saged,pre.sag.ing,pre.sag.es[pr-s3j., prμs.j]
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To indicate or warn of in advance; portend.
預(yù)警：預(yù)先暗示或警告；預(yù)示
To have a presentiment of.
預(yù)感
To foretell or predict.
預(yù)測或預(yù)言
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make or utter a prediction.
作出或說出預(yù)言

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Latin praes3gium
源自 拉丁語 praes3gium
from praes3gore [to perceive beforehand]
源自 praes3gore [預(yù)先感受到]
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前綴，表.在…之前.]
s3gore [to perceive] * see s3g-
s3gore [感受] *參見 s3g-

【引伸】
presage.ful