- auspicious (adj.)
[auspicious 词源字典]
- 1590s, "of good omen" (implied in auspiciously), from Latin auspicium "divination by observing the flight of birds," from auspex (genitive auspicis) + -ous. Related: Auspiciously; auspiciousness.[auspicious etymology, auspicious origin, 英语词源]
- inauspicious (adj.)
- 1590s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + auspicious. Related: Inauspiciously; inauspiciousness.