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prescient

英 ['preʃɪənt] 美 ['prɛsɪənt]

解释

adj. 预知的；有先见之明的

※ 提供单词"prescient"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

prescient 预知的

pre-,在前，早于，预先，-sci,知道，知晓，词源同science.

英文词源

prescient (adj.): 1620s, from Middle French prescient (15c.) and directly from Latin praescientem (nominative praesciens), present participle of praescire (see prescience).

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例句和用法

1. It was a remarkably prescient vision.: 这的确很有远见.

2. Regrettably for Australia, that report appears remarkably prescient.: 不幸的是, 该报告的预测惊人地准确.

3. This was his second prescient call.: 这是他第二次预言.

4. In this , the critics were unfortunately quite prescient.: 非常不幸, 这些批评有着很高的预见性.

5. Though absurdly unscientific even for its time, phrenology was remarkably prescient - up to a point.: 尽管颅相学在当时显得不符合科学原理,是荒谬的,在某种程度上, 颅相学仍是非常有先见性的.