To envisage something is to hold it in your mind as likely, or as a plan you are counting on. A school might envisage two hundred students next year. A city might envisage a new train line. “We do not envisage any more hiring” means we do not think that will happen.

To envisage something設想某件事 is to hold it in your mind把它放在心裡 as likely當作很可能發生的事, or as a plan you are counting on或當作你指望的計畫。A school一間學校 might envisage可能設想 two hundred students next year明年會有兩百個學生。A city一座城市 might envisage可能設想 a new train line一條新的鐵路線。“We do not envisage any more hiring”「我們不設想會再多招人」 means意思是 we do not think that will happen我們不認為那會發生。

Though actually, this word is more British than American. In the US, people often say envision, expect, or see instead. It sounds at home in meetings, notices, and news, a little formal for chat.

Though actually不過其實, this word這個字 is more British than American比較偏英式、不那麼美式。In the US在美國, people often say人們常說 envision設想、expect預期、or see覺得 instead來代替。It它 sounds at home in meetings, notices, and news在會議、公告和新聞裡很自然, a little formal for chat但用在聊天上有點正式。

It is not seeing with your eyes, and it does not have to be a beautiful dream — it can be dry and practical. Next to envision, envisage is often less “a picture in the head” and more “what we think is coming.”

It它 is not不是 seeing with your eyes用眼睛看見, and並 it does not have to be也不必是 a beautiful dream一個美麗的夢 — it它 can be可以是 dry and practical乾巴巴又務實的。Next to envision跟envision相比, envisage這個字 is often less常常比較不是 “a picture in the head”「腦中的畫面」 and more而更是 “what we think is coming”「我們認為將發生的事」。