English Dictionary

augury

/ˈɔː.ɡjʊ.ɹi/

noun

A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals. / (by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy. / An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.

The augury predicted a prosperous future.

意味（1）

A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.

意味（2）

(by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.

In Wordsworth's first preludings there is but a dim foreboding of the creator of an era. From Southey's early poems, a safer augury might have been drawn.

意味（3）

An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.

Evidently he did not mean to be a mere figurehead, but to carry on the old tradition of Wilsthorpe's; and that was considered to be a good thing in itself and an augury for future prosperity.