foresight

先見の明、先を見通す力

今後起こりそうなことを考え、賢く備える力。

やさしい英語で： The ability to think about what may happen and prepare wisely for it.

• Buying extra food showed foresight.
• He had the foresight to save money before leaving his job.
• Their lack of foresight caused serious problems.

使い方： have the foresight to do something (She had the foresight to bring extra water.)

類義語： forethought, forward thinking

反対語： shortsightedness

よく使う表現： have the foresight, lack of foresight, show foresight

予見、予測

未来に起こることを前もって見通したり予測したりすること。

やさしい英語で： The act of seeing or predicting what will happen in the future.

• Foresight revealed the likely outcome.
• The story describes a queen's foresight into coming events.
• Her prediction was an act of remarkable foresight.

類義語： prediction, foreseeing

反対語： hindsight

よく使う表現： an act of foresight, exercise foresight, foresight into something

照星

銃の前方にあり、狙いを定めるのに使う部品。

やさしい英語で： The part near the front of a gun that helps you aim.

• The rifle's foresight was bent.
• She aligned the foresight with the rear sight.
• This pistol has a bright red foresight.

類義語： front sight

よく使う表現： rifle foresight, adjust the foresight, foresight blade