forethought

英 ['fɔːθɔːt] 美 ['fɔːrθɔːt]

• n. 远虑；先见
• adj. <古>蓄意的

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 深谋远虑
2. 事先的考虑
3. 先见
4. 预谋
5. 预见
6. 考虑将来
7. 深虑

adj. 形容词

1. 预谋的
2. 预先计划好的
3. 预见的
4. <古>蓄意的

英英释义

Noun:

1. planning or plotting in advance of acting

2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger;

   "he exercised caution in opening the door"
   "he handled the vase with care"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The headstrong impetuous man rushed into things without forethought.
   这个顽固的莽汉，不预先考虑，仓促行事。
2. If I'd had the forethought to bring my raincoat, I wouldn't have got wet in the storm.
   我当初如果想到要带雨衣，便不会被暴风雨淋湿了。
3. A little forethought would have saved you much trouble afterwards.
   如果事先稍微考虑一下的话，就会省掉你以后的许多麻烦了。
4. An empty refrigerator illustrates a lack of forethought on the owner's part.
   空空的冰箱说明主人缺乏先见。

经典引文

• The title which she had never given him before came to her lips without forethought.

  出自： George Eliot

近反义词

【近义词】

• consideration 考虑
• deliberation 熟虑
• insurance 保险
• precaution 预防
• anticipation 预期
• foresight 远见
• prudence 审慎
• planning 规划
• farsightedness 远视眼
• prevision 先见
• caution 警告
• premeditation 预先策划
• care 关心