foresight

英 [ˈfɔːsaɪt]

美 [ˈfɔːrsaɪt]

n.  深谋远虑; 先见之明

复数：foresights　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13776 / COCA.14381

牛津词典

noun

• 深谋远虑；先见之明
  the ability to predict what is likely to happen and to use this to prepare for the future
  1. She had had the foresight to prepare herself financially in case of an accident.
     她有先见之明，经济上作了准备以防万一发生事故。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 先见之明;预见;深谋远虑
  Someone'sforesightis their ability to see what is likely to happen in the future and to take appropriate action.
  1. He was later criticised for his lack of foresight...
     他后来被指责缺少先见之明。
  2. They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
     他们有投资新技术的远见。

英英释义

noun

• providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
  Synonym:foresightednessforesightfulness
• seeing ahead
  Synonym:previsionfarsightednessprospicience

双语例句

• Industry with foresight is grasping this, and adding it to its investment and financial management systems.
  富有远见的工业企业应当抓住这个机会，将它应用到投资和财政管理系统中。
• Did they have the foresight to predict how strong this nation would become?
  他们是否有远见预知这个国家将变得何等强大？
• First, it makes it necessary for the state to fund itself by taxing effort, ingenuity and foresight.
  首先，这使得政府必须对努力、独创性和远见卓识征税，以获取资金。
• They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
  他们有投资新技术的远见。
• Fortunately we had the foresight to bring some canned food.
  幸好，我们有先见之明，带了几个缺罐头。
• History has hardly been dominated by the benign spirits of co-operation, foresight and self-restraint.
  历史很少受到合作、远见和自我克制等良好精神的主导。
• He is a man of foresight.
  他是个有先见之明的人。
• One shrewd thing he did, which indicated the foresight and subtlety of the man.
  他干的那件精明事，表现了这个家伙的深谋远虑和巧妙干炼。
• But he lacked the foresight and courage to resist the most reckless tendencies of the era of excess.
  然而，他缺乏对抗流动性过剩时代最不计后果的趋向的远见和勇气。
• Increasing attention has been paid on technology foresight, a new strategy management tool for science development.
  技术预见作为一种新型科技发展战略管理工具，受到越来越多的关注。