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prescient
[ˈpresiənt] [ˈpreʃ(ə)nt]

  • adj. <正式> 预知的,有先见之明的

英英释义

prescient [ 'presiənt, 'preʃi-, pri:- ]

  • adj. perceiving the significance of events before they occur

    "extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

prescient /ˈprɛsɪənt/

  • 1. 

    ADJ If you say that someone or something was prescient, you mean that they were able to know or predict what was going to happen in the future. 预知的; 先知的; 预见性的 [正式]

    例:

    ...an eerily prescient comedy about a populist multimillionaire political candidate.

    ...围绕一位身价数百万的民粹主义政治候选人的一部喜剧,其预见性近乎诡异。

  • 2. 

    prescience N-UNCOUNT

    例:

    Over the years he's demonstrated a certain prescience in foreign affairs.

    多年来他在外交事务上表现出了一定的预见能力。

同近义词同根词

词根: prescient

n.

prescience 先见;预知

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  • To most geologists today, Wegener's The origin of Continents and Oceans appears an impressive and prescient document.

    今天大多数地质学家来说,韦格纳的《大陆海洋的起源》是一份令人印象深刻有先见之明的文件。

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  • Twenty Thousand Leagues is probably his most prescient work, anticipating submarine warfare, scuba diving, and even the taser.

    《海底两万里可能具预见性作品其中预见了潜艇水肺潜水甚至泰瑟枪。

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