foreken

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Readiness for or anticipation of a perception; foreknowledge; preconception. uncountable
    — But Mr. Marcy, with that foreken which distinguishes statesmen from politicians, saw the coming time when the Pacific Coast population would emerge out of its transient humors, when it would feel the settled purposes of permanent [...]
动词 v.
  1. To perceive, ken, or realise ahead of time; foreknow; preconceive. transitive
    — This before all elevates humankind above the beasts: we alone foreken our mortality. We alone know we must die.

词形变化

forekens present,singular,third-person forekenning participle,present forekenned participle,past forekenned past forekent participle,past forekent past

词源

词源 1
From fore- + ken.
词源 2
From fore- + ken.
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