| 单词 | forewarning |
| 释义 | forewarning (once / 27551 pages) n When you give someone forewarning you let that person know that some event will happen in the future. You might give your elderly grandmother forewarning about her upcoming surprise birthday party, for example. When Paul Revere famously rode through Boston alerting patriots that British troops had landed and were preparing to attack, he gave them forewarning about the army's advance. Since they knew about it before it happened, there was time to prepare. The fore part of forewarning is from Old English roots, and it means "before in time," or "in advance of." Warning also comes from Old English, originally warnian, "to give notice of impending danger." WORD FAMILYforewarning: forewarnings+/forewarn: forewarned, forewarning, forewarns/warn: forewarn, warned, warner, warning, warns/warner: warners/warning: warningly, warnings USAGE EXAMPLESForewarning: You’ll be photographed hitting a crash mat on the 69th floor, so wear an outfit that will complement an ashen expression. Wall Street Journal(Oct 27, 2016) That a coup attempt occurred without apparent forewarning was seen as troubling. Wall Street Journal(Jul 16, 2016) State media says the bank will reevaluate the rate daily and make adjustments without forewarning. Seattle Times(May 10, 2016) n an early warning about a future event Syn|Hyper premonition warning a message informing of danger |
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