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clairvoyance

/klair-voi-uhns/US // klɛərˈvɔɪ əns //UK // (klɛəˈvɔɪəns) //

千里眼,预知能力,预言术,预言家

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the supernatural power of seeing objects or actions removed in space or time from natural viewing.
    • : quick, intuitive knowledge of things and people; sagacity.

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Examples

  • Using her clairvoyance to develop a casual pickup line is just one of her freaky metaphysical powers.

  • The Queen was so impressed that she had a watch inscribed to Miss Eagle for ‘meritorious and extraordinary clairvoyance.’

  • It combined the rambling, torturous pace of J. Edgar, the oddball clairvoyance of Hereafter, and … that line from Dirty Harry.

  • The limit to this we do not know, but it is not unlikely that clairvoyance or second sight is based upon it.

  • Another curious instance of clairvoyance came to the knowledge of the writer in the same village.

  • That which goes by the names of clairvoyance and spiritualism is based solely upon an unreasoning credulity.

  • After a time clairvoyance was replaced by spiritualism, and I was again challenged to test the virtue of mediums.

  • As a test of Sibyl's clairvoyance, this was not very satisfactory.