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Clairvoyant 无 Psychic Earlier Kleə'Vɔiənt Adj 透视的,有洞察力的 N

单词 clairvoyant
音标 [kleə'vɔiənt]
解释 adj. 透视的,有洞察力的
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字源 clairvoyant (n.)
1834 in the psychic sense; see clairvoyant (adj.). Earlier it was used in the sense "clear-sighted person" (1794). Fem. form was Clairvoyante.
clairvoyant (adj.)
"having psychic gifts," 1837, earlier "having insight" (1670s), from special use of French clairvoyant "clear-sighted, discerning, judicious" (13c.), from clair (see clear (adj.)) + voyant "seeing," present participle of voir, from Latin videre "to see" (see vision).
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