单词 | second sight |
释义 | second sightSEE SYNONYMS FOR second sight ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance. Origin of second sightFirst recorded in 1610–20 OTHER WORDS FROM second sightsec·ond·sight·ed, adjectivesec·ond·sight·ed·ness, nounWords nearby second sightsecond row, second self, second service, second sex, second sheet, second sight, second story, second-story man, second-strike, second string, second thought Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for second sightBritish Dictionary definitions for second sightsecond sight nounthe alleged ability to foresee the future, see actions taking place elsewhere, etc; clairvoyance Derived forms of second sightsecond-sighted, adjectivesecond-sightedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with second sightsecond sight Clairvoyance, as in Jane must have second sight; she knew exactly where Dad had mislaid his keys. This expression, alluding to the supposed power of someone to perceive an event in the future or distance as though actually present, dates from the early 1600s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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