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单词 clairvoyance
释义
clairvoyance
noun[U]
uk
/ˌkleəˈvɔɪ.əns/us
/ˌklerˈvɔɪ.əns/
thepowertoseethefutureor toseethings that otherpeoplecannotsee:
未卜先知
Hebelievedin clairvoyance andmagnetichealers.他相信未卜先知的能力和磁疗愈者。
He wasstruckby amomentof clairvoyance. "You're going to have agreatgame," he said to hisroommate.他忽然产生了一种未卜先知的感觉，“你会打一场非常精彩的比赛”，他对他的室友说。
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  • She can’t beblamedfor alackof clairvoyance!
  • Thecritiquereleasedtwodaysearlierseemedlikeremarkableclairvoyance.
  • Clairvoyance is not among thequalificationslistedon therecruitmentflier.
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Predicting things and intuition
(Definition ofclairvoyancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclairvoyance

clairvoyance
If it then turned out to be accurate, it would demonstrate that great distance did not necessarily preventclairvoyancefrom operating.
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Clairvoyance, which has been getting somewhat into disrepute, will probably be looking up hereafter.
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For example, a weather forecaster predicts rain not on the basis ofclairvoyancebut on the basis of patterns of prior meteorological events.
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He did not, however, reveal that his pleas were based on dreaming orclairvoyance.
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However, the association with fraud led to a decline in interest in physical phenomena, and research was concentrated primarily on ostensibly mental phenomena such asclairvoyanceand telepathy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
That really is an impressive act ofclairvoyancewhich bodes well for the projects.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
He expresses an extraordinaryclairvoyancewhich is unwarranted in the light of the intricate details in the report.
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Does it addclairvoyanceto the other distinguished qualities which it brings to its work?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
To the skill of prestidigitation he professes to addclairvoyance, and knows what happens in our consciences.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A certain amount ofclairvoyanceis needed to determine whether the problem will be the same after nine days.
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Clairvoyancemay be a talent of some employers, but not all.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It did not takeclairvoyanceto realise what was happening: we all knew.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I will attempt some minorclairvoyanceand suggest some of them.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
His observations show someclairvoyance, as the financial year has not yet come to an end.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He explained the nature of an independent inquiry as somehow requiring of its chairman powers ofclairvoyancein knowing what papers might be necessary.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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