这组词都有“预知”的意思,它们的区别是:
anticipate指依据事先所曾经历过的体验而预知; foreknow指通过自然的力量或超自然的力量预知; foresee则不表明怎样预知,可通过灵感或想象,也可通过推理。试体会下面三句的意思:
We anticipated that they would be late.
我们预料他们会迟到。
Who would foreknow the miseries of man?
谁能预知人类的苦难?
Things turned out to be exactly as he had foreseen.
事情已如他所预见的那样。
联想记忆法
fore=before以前,如forefather祖先,先烈;forehead额头;foresee先前就见到的,遇见。
单词扩展
foretell/forecast/predict n.预测;预告
I foresee the day when we shall read nothing but telegrams and prayers.
我预见到有一天,我们将不再阅读,除了看电报和听人祈祷.
来源:网络文摘精选Some Chinese officials foresee the economy settling back to about 8 per cent growth.
一些中国官员预计,中国的经济增速将回落至8%左右.
来源:网络文摘精选Kathy: Sundance Film Festival boycotts all Hollywood films and we don't foresee ever including them.
凯西: 圣丹斯电影节抵制了所有的好莱坞电影,我们预计今后也不会涵盖它们.
来源:网络文摘精选I think maybe it's because death is unknown to us and we cannot foresee its coming.
我觉得吧,因为死亡对于我们是未知数,我们无可预料它的到来.
来源:网络文摘精选They do not foresee worse shortages than for more common commodities such as ore.
他们认为,这类金属不会面临比铁矿石等普通大宗原料更为严重的短缺.
来源:网络文摘精选We can't foresee the time when food raised in space will directly benefit humans below.
我们尚不能预言空间生产的食物什么时候能直接为人类受益.
来源:词典精选例句In view of this, we can foresee a bright future for geomancy in America.
有鉴于此, 我们可以预见风水在美国将大有可为.
来源:网络文摘精选We know where it begins and ends, but we cannot foresee what happens during the journey.
我们知道它有起点和终点, 却无法预知沿途的经历.
来源:网络文摘精选Hepatology Diges And how do you foresee further research and what are your plans continue?
国际肝病:您对进一步的研究有什么预期,接下来有什么研究计划?
来源:网络文摘精选列宁能预料到中国会用农村包围城市夺取胜利 吗 ?
来源:互联网摘选He couldn't foresee that his journey would be delayed by bad weather.
他无法预料到他的旅行会因天气不好而推迟.
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