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单词 aforethought
释义

aforethought

[ uh-fawr-thawt, uh-fohr- ]
/ əˈfɔrˌθɔt, əˈfoʊr- /
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adjective

thought of previously; premeditated (usually used predicatively): with malice aforethought.

noun

premeditation; forethought.

Origin of aforethought

First recorded in 1575–85; afore + thought2

Words nearby aforethought

afore, foregone conclusion, a, aforehand, aforementioned, aforesaid, aforethought, aforetime, a fortiori, afoul, afoul of, afp
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Example sentences from the Web for aforethought

  • Yet invective singles him out for its one object, and so betrays the aforethought malice of its inspiration.

    The Life of Cesare Borgia|Raphael Sabatini
  • If a Frenchman is ever rude, he is rude with malice prepense and aforethought.

    Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. XVII, No. 99, March, 1876|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aforethought

aforethought
/ (əˈfɔːˌθɔːt) /

adjective

(immediately postpositive) premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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