foreknowledge

🇬🇧 UK/'fɒ:nɒlidʒ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

Knowledge or awareness of something before it happens; prescience.

预知,先见之明,事先了解

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
foreknowledgeother
=foreknowledge

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Ancient philosophers claimed to possess foreknowledge of future events through mystical means and prophecy.

  • 2.

    The detective's foreknowledge of the criminal's methods helped her anticipate his next dangerous move.

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