precognition
n. 先知, 预知, 预审 [医] 预见
发音
UK
/ˌpɹiːkɒɡˈnɪʃn̩/
其它
US
/ˌpɹikɑɡˈnɪʃən/
US
/ˌpɹikɔɡˈnɪʃən/
词形变化
precognitions
复数
precognitions
别名
precog
释义与例句
n.
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1.
Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception.
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2.
The practice of taking a factual statement from a witness before a trial.
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词汇关系
同义词 1
上位词 4
词源
Borrowed from Middle French precognition or its source, Latin praecognitio, from praecognōscō (“to know beforehand”). Doublet of Germanic-based foreknowledge and Greek-based prognosis. Equivalent to pre- + cognition.
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