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单词 clairvoyant
释义
clairvoyant
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkleəˈvɔɪ.ənt/us
/ˌklerˈvɔɪ.ənt/
apersonwho says they havepowerstoseethefutureorseethings that otherpeoplecannotsee:
先知；能预见未来的人；有洞察力的人；神视者，千里眼
She went toseea clairvoyant who said he couldcommunicatewith herdeadhusband.她去见了一位高人，那人自称能和她死去的丈夫交谈。
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clairvoyance
clairvoyant
adjective
uk
/ˌkleəˈvɔɪ.ənt/us
/ˌklerˈvɔɪ.ənt/
claimingto havepowerstoseethefutureorseethings that otherpeoplecannotsee, orrelatingto thesepowers:
One of herauntsis clairvoyant.
People areclaimingto have had clairvoyantvisionsof themurderormurderer.
Synonyms
predictive
prescientformal
prophetic
visionary(ABLE TO IMAGINE THE FUTURE)
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  • Thedramais about asinglemotherwith a clairvoyantson.
  • Regularreadersof thiswebsiteoftenposttheiropinionsabouttheirclairvoyantexperiences.
  • We are so clairvoyant that we willtellyoupreciselywhen thisrecessionwill end.
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(Definition ofclairvoyantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
clairvoyant
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkleəˈvɔɪ.ənt/us
/ˌklerˈvɔɪ.ənt/
apersonwho says they havepowerstoseethefutureorseethings that otherpeoplecannotsee
先知；能预见未来的人；有洞察力的人；神视者，千里眼
She went toseea clairvoyant who said he couldcommunicatewith herdeadhusband.她去见了一位高人，那人自称能和她死去的丈夫交谈。

Examplesofclairvoyant

clairvoyant
She isclairvoyantand wants to prevent collision.
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His superhuman powers make him aclairvoyant, in contact with both subterranean and extraterrestial forces.
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An unfortunate aspect of the statements by various clairvoyants was their effect on public opinion.
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This problem, called theclairvoyantdemon problem, arose originally from a certain leader-election problem in distributed computing.
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But everyclairvoyanthad limits, and for some the travelling stage might be unattainable.
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Theclairvoyantdemon problem also has a natural translation into a percolation problem, this time site percolation rather than edge percolation.
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To believe that the clairvoyants really did possess paranormal vision, one would have to suppose that, like normal persons, they could become confused, make mistakes, or experience trompe de l'oeil.
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Choi (2000) considered the problem of deciding partiallyclairvoyantschedulability when all constraints are strictly relative and demonstrated the existence of convergent schedules in the presence of inter-period constraints.
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That is exactly what has happened—if my newspaperclairvoyantis correct.
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It is not necessary to beclairvoyantto realise that morale is at a record low level.
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In terms of the future, we are not clairvoyants.
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A landlord may serve a notice upon a tenant, but the tribunal is notclairvoyant.
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They have many qualities, but they are notclairvoyant.
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She recounted that the only house adversely affected by the plans had been bought three months earlier by a professionalclairvoyant.
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I am bound to say that he has the powers of aclairvoyant.
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