forewit

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight. countable,uncountable
    — One good forewit is worth two afterwits.
  2. One who puts himself forward as a leader in matters of taste or criticism.
动词 v.
  1. To foreknow. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

forewits plural fore-wit alternative forewot present,singular,third-person forewitting participle,present forewist participle,past forewist past fore-wit alternative forewits plural fore-wit alternative

词汇关系

反义词
afterwit

词源

词源 1
From Middle English forwit, from Old English *forewit, *forewitt (attested in derivative forewitiġ, forewittiġ (“foreknowing”)), equivalent to fore- + wit (“knowledge, understanding”).
词源 2
From Middle English forwiten, from Old English fōrewitan (“to foreknow”), equivalent to fore- + wit (“to know”).
词源 3
From fore- (“prominent, out in front”) + wit (“a clever man”).
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