An inauspicious event is one that gives signs that success is unlikely. 不祥的
adjective [原级]不祥的;不吉的,恶运的
The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when he was late. 他迟到了,此次会议一开始就不顺。He made an inauspicious start to his career by breaking a leg in his first race.
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“ -ous” ⌜ 表示具有某种性质的 - indicating having the quality of ~ ⌟