| 单词 | omniscient |
| 释义 | omniscient (once / 3562 pages) adj To be omniscient is to know everything. This often refers to a special power of God. If you combine the Latin roots omnis (meaning "all") and scientia (meaning "knowledge"), you'll get omniscient, meaning "knowledge of all." It would be nice to be omniscient: then you would know absolutely everything in the world. Many religions have a god who is all-powerful and omniscient. This is how a god is supposed to know when you sinned, or what's going to happen in the future. WORD FAMILYomniscient: omniscience, omnisciently USAGE EXAMPLES“Bull” is prototypical network prime-time chum: Each self-contained episode revolves around a single legal case; the protagonist is an omniscient, infallible, borderline unethical white man. New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) Her anxiety was structurally related to her ambition; her vigilance resembled the omniscient uncertainty of immigrant parents. The New Yorker(Nov 27, 2016) What makes Home special is its tie to Google’s omniscient search engine. Seattle Times(Nov 25, 2016) adj infinitely wise Syn all-knowing wise having or prompted by wisdom or discernment |
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