portentの例文
- the former argued that it was a comet , and the latter objected that it was shiyuki (a star that is a portent of war ).
前者は彗星と論じ、後者は蚩尤旗であると唱えた。 - he had a detailed knowledge of zuisho shiso (literally , auspicious thought , referring to fortunate omens ): for example , in 637 , when a meteor appeared , he claimed it was the howl of a tengu (goblin ) and in 639 , when a comet appeared , he claimed it was a portent of famine .
637年(舒明天皇9年)に流星が現れた時には天狗の吠え声と主張し、639年(舒明天皇11年)に彗星が現れた時には飢饉を予告するなど、祥瑞思想に詳しかった。