Foresight is the ability to imagine what is likely to happen and to plan with that in mind. A person with foresight buys a spare charger before the trip, or leaves extra time for the train. It is a praise word: parents, teachers, and bosses like it.

Foresight Foresight先見之明is the ability to imagine what is likely to happen是一種能預先想到可能會發生什麼的能力，and to plan with that in mind並且照著這個去做規劃。A person with foresight有先見之明的人，buys a spare charger before the trip會在出發前多買一個備用充電器，or leaves extra time for the train或是多留一點時間趕火車。It is a praise word這是個帶讚美意味的字：parents, teachers, and bosses like it父母、老師、老闆都喜歡。

The sore opposite is “I wish I had thought of that.” Though actually, foresight is not seeing the future like a film. It is slow, careful thinking, plus a bit of luck in being right.

The sore opposite is “I wish I had thought of that.”它令人扎心的反面是「I wish I had thought of that我怎麼沒想到」。Though actually, foresight is not seeing the future like a film不過其實，foresight不是像看電影那樣預知未來。It is slow, careful thinking, plus a bit of luck in being right它是緩慢、細心的思考，再加上一點猜對的運氣。

It is a noun. The everyday verb is foresee, not “to foresight.” In older or more formal talk you also meet it near caution — looking ahead so you do not get hurt — which is why sister words in German and Dutch sit close to “careful.”

It is a noun這是個名詞。The everyday verb is foresee, not “to foresight.”對應的日常動詞是foresee預見，不是「to foresight」。In older or more formal talk you also meet it near caution在較老式或正式的用法裡，它也常跟「謹慎」放在一起——looking ahead so you do not get hurt也就是提前看，才不會受傷，which is why sister words in German and Dutch sit close to “careful.”這也是為什麼德語和荷蘭語裡的同源字意思都比較接近「小心」。