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foresight

noun
🔊/ˈfɔːsaɪt/
🔊/ˈfɔːrsaɪt/
[uncountable] (approving)
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  1. the ability to predict what is likely to happen and to use this to prepare for the future深谋远虑；先见之明
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • The government’s policies show a remarkable lack of foresight.政府的政策显示出他们极其缺乏远见。
    compare hindsight
    Extra Examples
    • He had the foresight to bring in the chairs before the rain started.他真有先见之明，下雨前就把椅子收了进来。
    • The plans showed great foresight.这些计划极有先见之明。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • great
    • perfect
    • …
    verb + foresight
    • have
    • show
    • lack
    • …
    phrases
    • a lack of foresight
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from fore- + sight, probably suggested by Old Norse forsjá, forsjó.