| 释义 |
precognize, v.
(ˈpriːkɒgnaɪz, formerly ˌpriːkɒgˈnaɪz)
[f. pre- A. 1 + cognize.]
trans. To know beforehand.
1612Sturtevant Metallica 34 Except that the Art.., general to all Arts & inuentions called Heuretica be first precognized. 1862M. Hopkins Hawaii 189 He could not..intuitively precognize the system of Christianity. 1956A. J. Ayer Probl. Knowl. iv. 187 There is a tendency for them [sc. non-philosophers] to think that if future events were precognized, they would have to exist already... To precognize something is to know, not what is happening, but what will happen. Ibid., Unless the event really were future there would be no question of one's pre-cognizing it. 1970A. Cameron et al. Computers & Old Eng. Concordances 29, I don't foresee the solution that you are precognizing for the simple reason that I don't think there is enough demand for any computer to be built. |