foresight

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n. 远见, 深谋远虑 [法] 先见, 预见, 预见的能力

发音

US /ˈfɔɹsaɪt/
UK /ˈfɔːsaɪt/
/ˈfo(ː)ɹsaɪt/
/ˈfoəsaɪt/

词形变化

foresights 复数 foresights

教材释义与例句

名词

先见，远见；预见；深谋远虑

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

    先见之明

    先见

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    Near-synonym: forethought

    Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives.

  2. 2.

    The ability to foresee future events in a supernatural or paranormal way, such as psychically.

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  3. 3.

    The front sight on a firearm (e.g., rifle, handgun).

    准星

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    Holonym: iron sights

  4. 4.

    A bearing taken forwards towards a new object.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

farsightedness foresightedness foresightfulness prevision prospicience

上位词 2

knowing providence

词源

From Middle English forsight, forsyght, forsichte (since 14th c.), a calque of Latin providentia. By surface analysis, fore- + sight. Compare Scots foresicht, Saterland Frisian Foarsicht, archaic Dutch voorzicht (now voorzichtigheid), German Vorsicht (all “caution, foresight”).

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