| 单词 | futurist |
| 释义 | futurist (once / 15291 pages) nadj A futurist is someone who studies and predicts events in the future. A futurist might predict, based on past and current trends, which brands of cars will be most popular in 30 years. There are many different kinds of futurists, from scientists who forecast the future effects of climate change to marketers who try to anticipate what teenagers will be desperate to spend money on in five years. All futurists have in common a focus on the future — and sociologists who are futurists call their field futurology. The earliest definition of futurism referred to the early 20th century art movement known as futurism. WORD FAMILYfuturist: futurists+/future: futureless, futurely, futures, futurism, futurity/futurism: futurisms, futurist, futuristic/futuristic: futuristically/futurity: futurities USAGE EXAMPLESMany futurists are convinced that, now more than ever, everyone needs to start thinking the way they do. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) Italian colonizers long ago filled the city with fantastical modernist and futurist architecture. The New Yorker(Dec 17, 2016) He describes himself instead as a “futurist, strategist, author, bassist.” Slate(Dec 16, 2016) 1n someone who predicts the future Syn|Hyper fantast illusionist, seer, visionary a person with unusual powers of foresight 2n a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future Hyper theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology 3adj of or relating to futurism futurist art Syn futuristic |
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