This flashcard defines the uncountable noun "foresight" as the ability to anticipate future events and to plan effectively based on that anticipation.
This flashcard teaches the word "foresight", which is an uncountable noun. It means the ability to predict what will happen in the future and plan accordingly.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]先见之明；预见；深谋远虑 Someone's foresight is their ability to see what is likely to happen in the future and to take appropriate action.
[approval]
He was later criticised for his lack of foresight...
他后来被指责缺少先见之明。
They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
他们有投资新技术的远见。
Oxford
fore·sight/ˈfɔːsaɪt; NAmEˈfɔːrsaɪt/noun[uncountable ]( approving) the ability to predict what is likely to happen and to use this to prepare for the future 深谋远虑；先见之明◆She had had the foresight to prepare herself financially in case of an accident.她有先见之明，经济上作了准备以防万一发生事故。☞compare
the ability to imagine what is likely to happen and to consider this when planning for the future → forethought: It was an example of the authorities’ lack of foresight.foresight to do something Luckily I’d had the foresight to get in plenty of food.
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foresight
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远见(87%)，深谋远虑(13%)
n.先见，远见；预见；深谋远虑
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