| 释义 |
fore·sight
\ˈfōrˌsīt, ˈfȯr-, ˈfōəˌ-, ˈfȯ(ə)ˌ-, usu -īd.+V\ noun
Etymology: Middle English forsight, foresight, from for-, fore- fore- + sight
1. : an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience, foreknowledge
2. : an act of looking forward; also : a view forward
3. : action in reference to the future : provident care : prudence, forethought
4. : front sight
5.
a. : a reading taken by a surveyor in leveling to determine the elevation of the point on which the rod rests when read — called also minus sight
b. : a sight or bearing taken in a forward direction by a compass or transit
Synonyms: see prudence |