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

• With macro and strategic foresight, professional, responsibility, exploration innovation and enterprising spirit.
  具有宏观和战略眼光，强烈的专业心，责任感，开拓创新意识和积极进取精神。
• 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。
• McLuhans ecological thoughts have experienced the testing of the ecological civilization development practice, it shows McLuhans foresight.
  麦克卢汉关于生态问题的论述，已经经受了生态文明发展实践的检验，显示了麦克卢汉超前的预见性；
• 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。
• 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。
• The failure is the result of our lack of foresight.
  这次失败是由于我们缺乏远虑而造成的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。