foresight

英 [ˈfɔːsaɪt]

美 [ˈfɔːrsaɪt]

n.  深谋远虑; 先见之明

复数：foresights　

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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

• No one had enough foresight to predict the winner.
  谁也没有足够的先见能预测哪一个获胜。
• He is a man of foresight.
  他是个有先见之明的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• All he needs have is foresight.
  他所必须的是预见性。
• So this time I had the foresight to install this compiler but what I'm gonna do is this.
  这次我非常有先见之明地，安装了这个编译器，但是我这次要做的却是。
• 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？
• But it was in the home context that I realised my grandfather's foresight and wisdom.
  但是它在我了解我祖父的远见和智能的家上下文。
• 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。
• At the crucial moment, he showed great foresight and turned back the powers of darkness.
  在关键时刻，他高瞻远瞩，力挽狂澜。