| 单词 | clairvoyant |
| 释义 | clairvoyant From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMagicclairvoyantclair‧voy‧ant /kleəˈvɔɪənt $ kler-/ noun [countable]ROMsomeone who says they can see what will happen in the future —clairvoyance noun [uncountable]the gifts of telepathy and clairvoyance —clairvoyant adjectiveExamples from the Corpusclairvoyant• By 1919, unable to see properly she went into business as a clairvoyant.• A few days after the discovery, local authorities received a call from a woman claiming to be a clairvoyant.• I had the feeling that she had suddenly acquired the powers of a clairvoyant.• He's also something of a clairvoyant.• A clairvoyant predicted that something terrible would happen to the President.• Oh, what a little clairvoyant spy I was!• Psychics such as Jeanne Dixon, the late Doris Stokes and my local professional clairvoyant all claimed that their gifts fell from heaven.Origin clairvoyant (1800-1900) French clair “clear” + voyant “seeing” |
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