foresight

• n. 先見の明、先見の明。

fore-、前に。sight、see、vision。

foresight (n.)

also fore-sight, early 14c., "insight obtained beforehand;" also "prudence," from fore- + sight (n.). Perhaps modeled on Latin providentia. Compare German Vorsicht "attention, caution, cautiousness."

1. He was later criticised for his lack of foresight .

彼は後に先見の明が欠けていると非難された。

2.She had had the foresight to prepare herself financially in case of an accident.

彼女は先見の明があり、万一の事故に備えて経済的に準備をしている。

3.It required a statesman 's foresight and sagacity to make the decision.

この決定には政治家の見識が必要だ。

4.No one had enough foresight to predict the winner.

どちらが勝つか予測する十分な先見が誰にもありません。

5.The failure is the result of our lack of foresight .

今回の失敗は、私たちの遠慮の欠如によるものです。