farseer

发音

UK /ˈfɑːsɪə/
US /ˈfɑɹˌsiːɚ/

词形变化

farseers 复数 farseers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.

  2. 2.

    An instrument or tool used to farsee; scope

  3. 3.

    A television set.

词源

Modelled after German Fernseher (“TV set”, literally “farseer”), from Fernsehen (“television”, literally “farsee”), calque of French télévision, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “far away”) and Latin visio (“sight”). By surface analysis, far + seer.

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