foresight

foresight — 名詞

1. the ability to make thoughtful preparations now, based on what you believe will

1.名詞B2
釋義

遠見

預先設想未來並做準備的能力

the ability to make thoughtful preparations now, based on what you believe will happen later

例句

The Watanabe family had the foresight to buy flood insurance before the storm season.

渡邊家很有遠見，在颱風季來臨前買了洪水險。

collocation: have the foresight (to do something)

Ritu showed remarkable foresight by saving money for her children's university education.

Ritu 展現了非凡的先見之明，為孩子的大學教育存錢。

collocation: show (remarkable) foresight

同義詞
  • forethought

    focuses more on careful thinking and preparation before acting than on seeing future events

  • prudence

    emphasises caution and sensible financial or practical choices rather than anticipation

  • prescience

    a more formal or literary term that suggests almost supernatural knowledge of what will happen

  • anticipation

    focuses on expecting something to happen rather than actively preparing for it

反義詞
  • hindsight

    understanding of an event after it has happened, the opposite of looking forward

  • shortsightedness

    lack of concern for the future or for long-term consequences

文法句型

have the foresight to + infinitive

show / display foresight

with / without foresight

用法筆記

Commonly followed by an infinitive clause ('to + verb') to describe the specific preventive action that was planned in advance.

常見錯誤

❌I had the foresight that it would rain.
✅I had the foresight to bring an umbrella.
💡'foresight' describes the act of preparing, not predicting a specific event. Use 'predict' or 'guess' for specific outcomes.