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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries预知
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yùzhī
"他的预知使他能够提前做好准备。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Knowledge of something before it happens or exists.
"His foreknowledge of the event allowed him to prepare in advance." - 2
The belief in the ability to know future events.
"Many religions discuss the concept of divine foreknowledge."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'foreknowledge' is derived from the Middle English 'forenowleche', which combines 'fore' (from Old English 'foran', meaning 'before') and 'knowledge' (from Old English 'cnāwledge', meaning 'the state of knowing'). The concept has evolved to signify an awareness or understanding of something before it occurs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foreknowledge" is said worldwide
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Préconnaissance
Transliteration: prékonaissance
"Sa préconnaissance de l'événement lui a permis de se préparer."
Vorwissen
Transliteration: for-vissen
"Sein Vorwissen über das Ereignis half ihm, sich vorzubereiten."
Preconoscenza
Transliteration: pre-koh-nosh-en-tsa
"La sua preconoscenza dell'evento gli ha permesso di prepararsi."
Preconocimiento
Transliteration: pre-koh-no-thi-miento
"Su preconocimiento del evento le permitió prepararse."
Pré-conhecimento
Transliteration: pre-koh-nesi-mento
"Seu pré-conhecimento do evento permitiu que ele se preparasse."
पूर्वज्ञान
Transliteration: purvagyaan
"उसका पूर्वज्ञान घटना के लिए उसे तैयार करने में मदद करता है।"
预知
Transliteration: yùzhī
"他的预知使他能够提前做好准备。"
예지
Transliteration: yeji
"그의 예지는 그가 미리 준비할 수 있게 해주었다."
予知
Transliteration: yochi
"彼の予知は彼が事前に準備するのを可能にした。"
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