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单词 sixth sense
释义

sixth sense

noun

: a power of perception like but not one of the five senses : a keen intuitive power

Synonyms

  • clairvoyance
  • extrasensory perception
  • second sight
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Example Sentences

She claimed to have a sixth sense for knowing when someone was about to call her. a filmmaker with a sixth sense for knowing which stories the general public will find irresistible
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Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above

sixth sense

noun

as in second sight
the power of seeing or knowing about things that are not present to the senses a filmmaker with a sixth sense for knowing which stories the general public will find irresistible

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • second sight
  • extrasensory perception
  • clairvoyance
  • foreknowledge
  • telepathy
  • parapsychology
  • foresight
  • precognition
  • prescience
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